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Springfield is a mid-size city of 169,954 people in Greene County, Missouri. It's part of the Springfield, MO area. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $178k and rent runs about $964 a month.
169,954people
$178kTypical home
$964/moRent
88° / 43°Summer / winter
12"Snow
244Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 169,954
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,040 people per sq mi
- 150 mi to Kansas City, MO
- In the Springfield, MO area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $178k (≈$1,121/mo)
- Median rent $964/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (1209 per 100k)
- High property crime (3,808 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 21% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 13% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to SGF airport
- 159 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 111 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,299 ft
- 499 mi to the ocean
- 276 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 142 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 318 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 50 bars within 25 mi
- 91 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Greene County: R+21 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk