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Springfield vs Eugene

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (5.8× in Eugene) and work in town (+30.2 pts in Eugene).

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Springfield, OROne of the healthiest townsOregon · 61,499 people
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Eugene, ORA history townOregon · 179,591 people
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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.

SpringfieldOne of the healthiest towns
Health58% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Housing$417K typical home16% below the OR typical home Outdoors#63 most walkable in OR12 miles of trails across 33 parks and preserves All about Springfield →
EugeneA history town
HistorySettled in 184664 places on the National Register College town3 collegesUniversity of Oregon Schools#28 for schools in ORof 121 towns All about Eugene →
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.

Trails5.8×
Eugene has more miles of trail
Eugene 69.5 miSpringfield 12.0 mi
Work in town+30.2 pts
More of Eugene’s workers stay in town
Eugene 56.1%Springfield 25.9%
Bachelor’s degree++22.7 pts
More adults in Eugene have a degree
Eugene 45.1%Springfield 22.4%
Property tax bill+40%
Tax bills are bigger in Eugene
Eugene $4,503Springfield $3,225
Home values+28%
Homes cost more in Eugene
Eugene $460,400Springfield $358,700
Growth since 2010+9 pts
Eugene has grown faster since 2010
Eugene +13.1%Springfield +4.1%
★ What stands out · Report cards

Eugene places higher on 19 of 26 OR lists

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

Safety
C−SpringfieldSafer than 19% of U.S. towns DEugeneSafer than 14% of U.S. towns
Schools
C−SpringfieldBetter than 17% of districts in the state B+EugeneBetter than 72% of districts in the state
Health
C+SpringfieldHealthier than 42% of U.S. towns B+EugeneHealthier than 68% of U.S. towns
7Springfield
19Eugene

Lists won, of 26 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Best libraries for kidsLibraries · 36 towns #23#1 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 65 towns #20#58 Most-used librariesLibraries · 36 towns #32#12 Most library borrowingLibraries · 36 towns #25#6 Most educatedPeople · 147 towns #92#28 Most remote workersWork · 141 towns #101#41 Fastest growingGrowth · 140 towns #110#51 Fewest smokersHealth · 147 towns #109#48

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

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $380 more a month in Eugene

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.

Springfield$2,500/mo
Typical home $417K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.90% · or rent about $1,258/mo · Housing →
Eugene$2,880/mo
Typical home $476K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.98% · or rent about $1,402/mo · Housing →

The difference: $380 a month, about $4,600 a year, between Eugene and Springfield.

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.

Where they are

Springfield and Eugene share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

SpringfieldEugeneSpringfieldEugene
Springfield ↔ Eugene6.9 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
10,892 Springfield residents work in Eugene (41.9% of its workers)
7,311 Eugene residents work in Springfield (10.9% of its workers)
Work & commute in Springfield →
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
SpringfieldEugene
Snow a year3″3″
January low35°F35°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)220d220d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)85th60th
Outdoors & history
SpringfieldEugene
Trails12 mi70 mi
Conserved land3.4%11.9%
Settled18851846
National Register places964
Archive photos12—
Famous people born here12—
Community
SpringfieldEugene
Library hours a week43 hrs62 hrs
Colleges in town—3
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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.

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.

SpringfieldEugene
People
Population 61,499Lowest 179,591Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +4.1%Lowest OR: +10.6% +13.1%Highest OR: +10.6%
Median age 37.4±1.1Highest 7% below OR 35.2±0.6Lowest 13% below OR
Kids under 18 21%±1.4Highest OR: 19.9% 15.8%±0.7Lowest OR: 19.9%
Age 65+ 16.3%±1.2Lowest OR: 19.1% 17.8%±0.7Highest OR: 19.1%
Eugene and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.4%Lowest OR: 36.8% 45.1%Highest OR: 36.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.7%±0.7Lowest OR: 5.7% 14.9%±0.7Highest OR: 5.7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $68,761±$3kHighest 17% below OR $66,562±$2kLowest 20% below OR
Springfield and Eugene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $358,700±$8kLowest 25% below OR $460,400±$6kHighest 4% below OR
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,258±$44Lowest 18% below OR $1,402±$28Highest 8% below OR
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,225Lowest 17% below OR $4,503Highest 16% above OR
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50.2%±4.1Lowest OR: 52.5% 59.1%±2.7Highest OR: 52.5%
Below poverty line 14.9%Lowest OR: 11.9% 19%Highest OR: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 55%Highest OR: 63.3% 47.9%Lowest OR: 63.3%
Typical home builtmedian year 1976Lowest 5 yrs older than OR 1980Highest 1 yr older than OR
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minHighest 16% below OR 18 minLowest 20% below OR
Work from home 9.8%±1.5Lowest OR: 19% 17.3%±1.1Highest OR: 19%
Work in townworking residents 25.9%Lowest 56.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 6.3 miHighest 4.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.05Lowest 1.31Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Eugene (42%)Springfield (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 42% work in Eugene11% work in Springfield
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.4%Lowest 11.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 12.0 miLowest 69.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miLowest 1.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 33Lowest 114Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 99.9Lowest 107Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #55 of 121 in OR#28 of 121 in OR
School district Springfield SD 19Lane ESD · Bethel SD 52
High school in town Springfield High SchoolSouth Eugene High School
Students per teacherat that high school 18.7Lowest 22.5Highest
Oregon average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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.

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