Springfield ranks #37 in Florida for low property taxes
Springfield is ranked on 34 lists against the 635 Florida towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 3.
The lists Springfield does best on
Each list ranks every FL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Springfield marked.
Springfield lands in the top half on 5 of 22 lists
Each dot is Springfield’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in FL, the right end is last. Areas where Springfield does best come first.
Steadier prices than 94% of Florida
Not better or worse, just Springfield’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Springfield out-ranks 0 of its 4 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Every FL list, and where Springfield lands
38 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Silver Springs · 0.4 yrs
#71
Cheapest rent#1 Chattahoochee · $613/mo
#164
Lowest property tax#1 Silver Springs · $199/yr
#37
Rent easiest to afford#1 Milton · 23.2%
Getting around
P Shortest commute#1 Pensacola Station · 9.7 min #109Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Tierra Verde · 58.9%
#487
Most trails#1 Lely · 6.3 mi / sq mi
#270
Most walkable#1 West Miami · 544 / sq mi
#297 Health
Healthiest#1 Bay Hill · 98 / 100
#508
H
Lowest obesity#1 Highland Beach · 20%
#480
Fewest smokers#1 Pelican Bay · 5%
#547
N
Most active#1 Nocatee · 15%
#455
Fewest uninsured#1 Longboat Key · 4%
#394
Lowest depression#1 Olympia Heights · 12%
#565
Closest to a top hospital#1 Fernandina Beach · 0.2 mi
#616 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Lower Grand Lagoon · 57.1%
#567
Most new homes#1 Westlake · 146.3 per 1,000
#194
Fastest-rising home prices#1 West Little River · +102.6%
#492
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Miami Shores · 63.2 per home
People
Most educated#1 Indian River Shores · 79.3%
#549
F
Youngest#1 Florida Gulf Coast University · 19.5
#165
Oldest#1 Timber Pines · 74.8
#470
Most residents 65+#1 The Villages · 85.2%
#372
Most kids#1 Wauchula · 39.3%
#300 
The number on the right is Springfield’s spot. All of Florida’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every FL list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.