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Lula vs Springfield

195 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (6.4× in Springfield) and growth since 2010 (+7.5 pts in Lula).

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Lula, GAOne of the healthiest townsGeorgia · 2,964 people

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Springfield, GAHomes around $305KGeorgia · 2,974 people

Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

LulaOne of the healthiest towns

Health55% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Schools#109 for schools in GAof 231 towns All about Lula →

SpringfieldHomes around $305K

Housing$305K typical home8% below the GA typical home Schools#43 for schools in GAof 231 towns HealthHealthier than 61%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Springfield →

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jobs per worker6.4×

Springfield is more of a job hub

Springfield 1.34Lula 0.21

Growth since 2010+7.5 pts

Lula has grown faster since 2010

Lula +2.3%Springfield -5.2%

Work from home+7.4 pts

More people work from home in Lula

Lula 10.6%Springfield 3.2%

Rent runs higher in Lula

Lula $1,316Springfield $1,105

Street grid+50%

Springfield has the more walkable street grid

Springfield 44.1Lula 29.4

Typical home built13 yrs

Springfield’s homes are older

Lula 2001Springfield 1988

★ What stands out · Report cards

Springfield places higher on 15 of 20 GA lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Georgia ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety

–LulaNot graded B+SpringfieldSafer than 71% of U.S. towns

Schools

B−LulaBetter than 49% of districts in the state ASpringfieldBetter than 89% of districts in the state

Health

B−LulaHealthier than 45% of U.S. towns BSpringfieldHealthier than 61% of U.S. towns

5Lula

15Springfield

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Lowest depressionHealth · 263 towns #247#119 Most new homesHousing · 188 towns #121#31 Most remote workersWork · 257 towns #111#224 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 263 towns #138#57 Fewest smokersHealth · 263 towns #139#60 Best schoolsSchools · 231 towns #109#43 Shortest commuteGetting around · 265 towns #180#112 Most walkableOutdoors · 265 towns #225#162

Left end = #1 in Georgia. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Lula’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Lula$1,870/mo

Typical home $320K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.73% · or rent about $1,316/mo · Housing →

Springfield$1,820/mo

Typical home $305K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.88% · or rent about $1,105/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

LulaSpringfield

Snow a year2″0″

January low31°F —

July high88°F —

Growing season (days)231d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)21st 74th

Outdoors & history

LulaSpringfield

Trails0 mi 0 mi

Conserved land0.7%0.5%

National Register places1 3

Archive photos7 12

Famous people born here4 1

Community

LulaSpringfield

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

195 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LulaGA SpringfieldGA

Lula ↔ Springfield195 miles apart

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs Georgia average

LulaSpringfield

People

Population 2,964Lowest 2,974Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +2.3%Highest GA: +10.6% -5.2%Lowest GA: +10.6%

Median age 38.5±4.2Highest about the GA average 34.4±4.3Lowest 9% below GA

Lula and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 21.3%±4.6Highest GA: 23.2% 20.7%±6.2Lowest GA: 23.2%

Lula and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 11.8%±3.7Lowest GA: 15% 12.4%±3.4Highest GA: 15%

Springfield and Lula are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.1%Lowest GA: 34.9% 18.4%Highest GA: 34.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.7%±3.8Highest GA: 6.4% 4.2%±2.9Lowest GA: 6.4%

Lula and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $69,397±$21kHighest 10% below GA $62,957±$19kLowest 19% below GA

Lula and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $239,400±$22kHighest 21% below GA $196,000±$31kLowest 35% below GA

Lula and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,316±$104Highest 6% below GA $1,105±$92Lowest 21% below GA

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,748Highest 25% below GA $1,734Lowest 26% below GA

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 30.5%±11.9Lowest GA: 52.4% 38.6%±28.6Highest GA: 52.4%

Springfield and Lula are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 10.9%Highest GA: 13.4% 8.4%Lowest GA: 13.4%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 74.2%Highest GA: 65.7% 70.1%Lowest GA: 65.7%

Typical home builtmedian year 2001Highest 9 yrs newer than GA 1988Lowest 4 yrs older than GA

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 3% above GA 25 minLowest 12% below GA

Work from home 10.6%±4.6Highest GA: 15.9% 3.2%±2.2Lowest GA: 15.9%

Work in townworking residents 1%Lowest 7.1%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miLowest 19.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.21Lowest 1.34Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Gainesville (22%)Savannah (18%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in SpringfieldFew work in Lula

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Highest 0.5%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 5Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 29.4Lowest 44.1Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #109 of 231 in GA #43 of 231 in GA

School district Hall CountyEffingham County

High school in town None in townNone in town

Georgia average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Lula neighborsTown Square →

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.