A town of 5,522, settled in 1821. A typical home worth about $172K.
The 3 things Springfield does most differently from other towns.
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1861 · President Abraham Lincoln's homeBe the first to start the conversation.
Nothing on the calendar.
Ordered by what stands out in Springfield. Another town gets a different order.
Most working residents leave Springfield for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Springfield (57%), Chicago (2%) and Peoria (1%). Half commute less than 5 miles.
The typical Springfield home is worth about $172,000, up 7.2% in a year, 42% below the Illinois typical home.
Springfield beats the Illinois average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8.
| What stands out | Springfield | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.5% | 9.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.5% | 6.3% |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 27% of U.S. communities.
Springfield has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 22 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
3.1 miles of trails across 7 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Conservation World | 0.5 mi | 15 |
| 2. Gurgens Park | — | 327 |
| 3. Riverside Park | — | 40 |
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 4 places on the National Register.
4 places in Springfield on the National Register of Historic Places.
47 notable people were born in Springfield.
Capital city of Illinois, United States
Springfield is the capital city of the U.S. state of Illinois and the county seat of Sangamon County. Its population was 114,394 at the 2020 United States census, making it the state's seventh-most populous city, the second-most populous outside of the Chicago metropolitan area (after Rockford) and the most populous in Central Illinois. Approximately 208,000 residents live in the Springfield metropolitan area which consists of all of Sangamon and Menard counties. The city lies in a plain near the Sangamon River north of Lake Springfield and is located along historic Route 66. Springfield was settled by European-Americans in the late 1810s, around the time Illinois became a state. The most f…
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7 towns share a border with Springfield.
