Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Springfield grades D overall, 123rd among Oregon's 142 graded towns, mostly because of safety. Its police reported 175 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025, a higher rate per resident than 82% of U.S. towns. One bright spot: it is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns. Springfield has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Dorris Ranch and Robert E. Campbell House. Homes are expensive, about $415K for a typical one and 5.8 times the Eugene metro’s $72K median household income. The biggest park or preserve is Eastgate Woodlands/Whilamut Natural Area, at 35 acres.
Where Springfield beats most towns.
Census counts: 198 in 1860, 61,851 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1874 and 5 maps from 1910 on.
9 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oregon), ordered by how far Springfield is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Springfield. Close and well known come first.
4 mi Stadium & arenaAutzen Stadium
5 mi Stadium & arenaHayward Field
4 mi Stadium & arenaMatthew Knight Arena
38 mi Stadium & arenaReser Stadium
5 mi MuseumJordan Schnitzer Museum of Art
3 mi GardenDorris Ranch Living History FarmAutzen Stadium: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hayward Field: Jsayre64, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Matthew Knight Arena: Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Reser Stadium: Zapper258, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art: User:Akendall, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dorris Ranch Living History Farm: Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0
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 Oct 2, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Springfield.
Springfield trades workers with Eugene and other neighbors and has seen reported crime fall beyond ordinary swings.
Reported crimes fell from 1,873 to 1,511 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Springfield’s property crime rate is 21.9 per 1,000 residents, where Oregon’s towns sit at 15.2 and U.S. towns at 9.9. Springfield reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 82% report less. Springfield’s violent crime rate is 2.9 per 1,000 residents.
| Springfield | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 21.9 per 1,000 residents | 15.2 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.9 per 1,000 residents | 2.1 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by Springfield SD 19. Two of its 22 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamlin Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 573 | C− |
| Springfield High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,229 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OR on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 85% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 21 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Springfield.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
12 miles of trail in 33 parks and preserves.
| Springfield | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.4% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lively Park | 1.1 mi | 24 |
| 2. Les Schwab Sports Park at Bob Keefer Center | 1.1 mi | 18 |
| 3. Eastgate Woodlands/Whilamut Natural Area | 0.7 mi | 35 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Springfield has mild winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 36° and about 3 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Springfield has about as many jobs (27,295) as working residents, but only 6,746 people both live and work here.
About one in 4 of Springfield’s working residents works in town. Springfield’s average trip to work is 19 minutes, below both Oregon’s towns (23 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). 15% of Springfield residents live below the poverty line.
| Springfield | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 26% | 9.5% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 9.8% | 14% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
55% of households own their home in Springfield. The typical Springfield home is worth about $415,000, up 1.1% in a year, 16% below the Oregon typical home.
| Springfield | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 55% | 65% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,258 a month | $1,415 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Springfield beats the Oregon average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 7. Among 142 Oregon towns, just 8 have a higher share of adults who report frequent mental distress than Springfield.
| Springfield | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 71% | 73% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 27% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Springfield | OR |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 15.1% | 12% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| More adults in frequent mental distress | 20.8% | 17.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
4 within 15 miles of the center of Springfield
About 5 of every 100 Springfield residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Oregon.
9 places in Springfield on the National Register of Historic Places.
7 notable people were born in Springfield.
City in Oregon, United States
Springfield is a city in Lane County, Oregon, United States. Located in the Southern Willamette Valley, it is within the Eugene-Springfield metropolitan statistical area. Separated from Eugene to the west, mainly by Interstate 5, Springfield is the second-most populous city in the metropolitan area after Eugene. As of the 2020 census, the city has a total population of 61,851, making it the ninth-most populous city in Oregon. The Briggs family first settled the Springfield area, arriving in 1848. The community was incorporated as a city in 1885. The city was named after a natural spring located in a field or prairie within the current city boundaries. For the majority of the 20th century, t…
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One town shares a border with Springfield.
| Town | OR rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield | #123 | D | D | C− | C | C+ |
| Eugene | #89 | C− | D− | D | B+ | B+ |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Springfield grades D overall, better than 6% of U.S. towns and #123 of 142 in Oregon. It grades C+ for health, C− for safety and C for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
7 notable people were born here, including Dave Wolverton and Mercedes Russell.
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