Living in Springfield, OH
Springfield is a mid-size city of 58,190 people in Clark County, Ohio. It's part of the Springfield, OH area. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $117k and rent runs about $851 a month.
58,190people
$117kTypical home
$851/moRent
84° / 36°Summer / winter
17"Snow
216Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 58,190
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,184 people per sq mi
- 43 mi to Columbus, OH
- In the Springfield, OH area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $117k (≈$737/mo)
- Median rent $851/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (1232 per 100k)
- High property crime (4,098 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 30% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to DAY airport
- 48 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 929 ft
- 360 mi to the ocean
- 113 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 366 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 72 bars within 25 mi
- 111 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 46 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Clark County: R+30 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk