Living in Springfield, TN
Springfield is a small city of 19,255 people in Robertson County, Tennessee. It's about 27 miles from Clarksville, TN and 29 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $254k and rent runs about $1k a month.
19,255people
$254kTypical home
$1,139/moRent
88° / 45°Summer / winter
6"Snow
232Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 19,255
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,410 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Nashville, TN
- 27 mi to Clarksville, TN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $254k (≈$1,599/mo)
- Median rent $1,139/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (96 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (396 per 100k)
- Low property crime (921 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 35% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to BNA airport
- 28 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 155 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 738 ft
- 403 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 120 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 653 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 103 bars within 25 mi
- 205 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Robertson County: R+51 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk