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Springfield is a small town of 2,974 people in Effingham County, Georgia. It's about 25 miles from Savannah, GA and 142 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $196k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,974people
$196kTypical home
$1,105/moRent
92° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
265Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,974
- Part of a metro area
- About 762 people per sq mi
- 142 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 25 mi to Savannah, GA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $196k (≈$1,236/mo)
- Median rent $1,105/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (42 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (585 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 29% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to SAV airport
- 18 mi to SAV (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 95 ft
- 29 mi to the ocean
- 92 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 112 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 286 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 61 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Effingham County: R+49 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk