Rankings · How Springfield ranks in OH
Springfield ranks #28 in Ohio for trails
Springfield is ranked on 34 lists against the 1,022 Ohio towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 3.
Lists ranked on
34
of OH’s 1,022 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #28 most trails
Top-quarter finishes
3
of 20 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Outdoors
Top 17% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Springfield does best on
Each list ranks every OH 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 9 of 20 lists
Each dot is Springfield’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in OH, the right end is last. Areas where Springfield does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HealthHealth →
Lowest depression#93/1022Closest to a top hospital#266/1022Fewest smokers#425/1022Most active#558/1022Lowest obesity#587/1022Healthiest#593/1021Fewest uninsured#676/1022 People
Most educated#270/1022 Cost of livingHousing →
Rent easiest to afford#75/217Most affordable#525/1022Lowest property tax#807/1022Cheapest rent#827/980 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#568/1022 SchoolsSchools →
Best schools#592/621 What kind of place
Hotter summers than 93% of Ohio
Not better or worse, just Springfield’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Hotter summers than 93% of OH towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
85.9° July high
Wetter than 90% of OH towns
DrierWetter
44 in of rain + melted snow a year
Milder winters than 88% of OH towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
22.5° January low
Longer growing season than 86% of OH towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
191 days between frosts
Faster-rising prices than 82% of OH towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+61.3% in home prices, 5 years
Less snow than 74% of OH towns
Less snowMore snow
16 in of snow a year
More seniors than 60% of OH towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
20.6% of residents are 65+
Older than 59% of OH towns
YoungerOlder
42.6 median age
More kids than 59% of OH towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
23.2% of residents are under 18
More year-round than 52% of OH towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0% of homes are seasonal
Almost there
3 spots from the top 25 for trails
Lists where Springfield sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Springfield out-ranks 3 of its 10 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.
CincinnatiFinneytownWyomingMount HealthyForest ParkGreenhillsPleasant Run FarmNew BurlingtonNorth College HillWoodlawnSpringfield
Springfield leadsNeighbor leadsEvenNot ranked
Springfield7–12Cincinnati
Cincinnati’s best: #19 closest to a top hospital
Springfield13–6Mount Healthy
Mount Healthy’s best: #79 fastest growing
Springfield8–11Forest Park
Forest Park’s best: #16 lowest depression
Springfield11–8North College Hill
North College Hill’s best: #16 most trails
Springfield3–15Wyoming
Wyoming’s best: #2 fewest uninsured
Springfield6–12Greenhills
Greenhills’s best: #176 most walkable
Springfield5–12Finneytown
Finneytown’s best: #93 lowest depression
Springfield6–11Woodlawn
Woodlawn’s best: #21 most conserved land
Springfield4–12Pleasant Run Farm
Pleasant Run Farm’s best: #93 lowest depression
Springfield13–2New Burlington
New Burlington’s best: #