Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 3,344, established in 1799. Public schools that outperform most of Georgia.
Springfield gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $304K for a typical one, or 3.9 years of the Savannah metro’s $77K median household income. It grades A− overall, ranked 19th of 258 in Georgia. The low prices come with trade-offs. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 74% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. On the plus side, its schools rank ahead of 85% of Georgia towns. Springfield has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Effingham County Courthouse and Reiser-Zoller Farm. Springfield’s January low is 38°F, above both the Georgia town median (33°F) and the median of U.S. towns (22°F). Among 149 Georgia towns, just 8 have a lower violent crime rate than Springfield.
Where Springfield beats most towns.
Its founding year, 1799, comes before those of 96% of the Georgia towns we grade with a known year.
Census counts: 32 in 1870, 2,703 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1993 and 4 maps from 1919 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Springfield is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Springfield, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Springfield.
Springfield pairs an A− overall with homes cheaper than the Georgia norm and pairs an A for schools with modest home prices, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Georgia (mostly inland flooding).
Its A for schools comes with a B+ for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $304K.
Its public schools are run by the Effingham County school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 876 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduation
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 90% of Georgia towns; that rating is what its C− for hazard risk is built on.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
At 11.7 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 85% of Georgia’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 1 reported in 2025, 0.3 per 1,000 residents.
The property crime rate in Springfield is 6.8 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Springfield has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. Springfield’s July high is 92°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Springfield for work: only 7% work in town. Since 2013, Springfield has added 271 jobs, to 1,675 in 2023. 8.4% of residents live below the poverty line in Springfield.
| Springfield | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 8.4% | 15% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 7.1% | 9.2% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Against the 9,581 U.S. towns with household incomes like Springfield’s, it is healthier than 84%, so its B isn’t only a matter of income.
Springfield beats the Georgia average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 36% of Springfield adults feel lonely.
| Springfield | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 39% | 33% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 22% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 16% |
| What stands out | Springfield | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.3% | 17.7% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.4% | 9.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Springfield grades A− overall with a typical home of about $304K, below the Georgia typical value; only 9 of the 26 Georgia towns graded A− or better can say that. Home values rose 42% in five years, to about $304K, against 21% across Georgia.
The typical Springfield home is worth about $304,000, up 1.1% in a year, 8% below the Georgia typical home.
| Springfield | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 70% | 58% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,105 a month | $1,160 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
0.2 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Clarance Morgan County Park, at 120 acres.
| Springfield | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.5% | 2.3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Clarance Morgan County Park | — | 120 |
| 2. Effingham Rec Department | — | 20 |
| 3. Veterans Park | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Springfield; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Springfield residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Georgia.
3 places in Springfield on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Georgia, United States
Springfield is a city in Effingham County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,703 as of the 2020 census. The city is the county seat of Effingham County and a part of the Savannah metropolitan area.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Springfield grades A− overall, better than 79% of U.S. towns and #19 of 258 in Georgia. It grades B for health, B+ for safety and A for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a C−.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
