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About Springfield
Capital city of Illinois, United StatesSpringfield 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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Housing in Springfield
The median sale price was $195,000 in May 2026.
A strong seller's market
Safety in Springfield
Safety Grade D-
Springfield reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 98% report less.
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