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Springfield is a mid-size city of 113,330 people in Sangamon County, Illinois. It's part of the Springfield, IL area. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $162k and rent runs about $975 a month.
113,330people
$162kTypical home
$975/moRent
86° / 36°Summer / winter
21"Snow
237Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 113,330
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,850 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to St. Louis, MO
- In the Springfield, IL area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $162k (≈$1,022/mo)
- Median rent $975/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (884 per 100k)
- High property crime (4,119 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 22% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to SPI airport
- 82 mi to STL (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 600 ft
- 632 mi to the ocean
- 173 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 73 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 184 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 94 bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 64 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sangamon County: R+5 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk