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Springfield is a mid-size city of 61,499 people in Lane County, Oregon. It's about 7 miles from Eugene, OR and 104 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $359k and rent runs about $1k a month.
61,499people
$359kTypical home
$1,258/moRent
83° / 48°Summer / winter
2"Snow
190Sunny days
195Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 61,499
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,861 people per sq mi
- 104 mi to Portland, OR
- 7 mi to Eugene, OR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $359k (≈$2,262/mo)
- Median rent $1,258/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 190 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 175 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 195 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (286 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,182 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 31% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to EUG airport
- 108 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 476 ft
- 57 mi to the ocean
- 111 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 299 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 57 bars within 25 mi
- 142 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lane County: D+23 in 2024
- Oregon: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk