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About Springfield
City in Oregon, United StatesSpringfield is a city in Lane County, Oregon, United States. Located in the Southern Willamette Valley, it is within the Eugene-Springfield metropolitan statistical area. Separated from Eugene to the west, mainly by Interstate 5, Springfield is the second-most populous city in the metropolitan area after Eugene. As of the 2020 census, the city has a total population of 61,851, making it the ninth-most populous city in Oregon. The Briggs family first settled the Springfield area, arriving in 1848. The community was incorporated as a city in 1885. The city was named after a natural spring located in a field or prairie within the current city boundaries. For the majority of the 20th century, t…
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How Springfield ranks
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Housing in Springfield
The typical Springfield home is worth about $417,000, up 1% in a year, 16% below the Oregon typical home.
A strong seller's market
Safety in Springfield
Safety Grade C-
Springfield reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 81% report less.
Schools in Springfield
All Springfield schools →School Grade C-
The public schools Springfield’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 83% of Oregon’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within OR. Ratings are from neighbors.
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