Rankings · How Springfield ranks in IL
Springfield ranks #24 in Illinois for short commutes
Springfield is ranked on 33 lists against the 820 Illinois towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 4.
Lists ranked on
33
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #24 shortest commute
Top-quarter finishes
4
of 19 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Getting around
Top 3% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Springfield does best on
Each list ranks every IL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Springfield marked.
At a glance
Springfield lands in the top half on 6 of 19 lists
Each dot is Springfield’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Springfield does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
What kind of place
Steadier prices than 91% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Springfield’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Steadier prices than 91% of IL towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+36.7% in home prices, 5 years
Fewer seniors than 85% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
13.5% of residents are 65+
More year-round than 81% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0% of homes are seasonal
Milder winters than 74% of IL towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
19.2° January low
Hotter summers than 73% of IL towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
86.0° July high
Younger than 72% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
38.4 median age
Drier than 61% of IL towns
DrierWetter
38 in of rain + melted snow a year
Less snow than 60% of IL towns
Less snowMore snow
22 in of snow a year
Longer growing season than 57% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
187 days between frosts
More kids than 53% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
22.7% of residents are under 18
Next door
Springfield out-ranks 0 of its 5 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.