Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,800, organized in 1848.
Because it does well by almost any measure. Springfield earns an A, 33rd of 357 graded towns in Wisconsin. The median household earns $135K, residents are healthier than 93% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates, and its schools outperform 90% of the state's. Its lowest mark, a C, is in cost of living. On civic life, just 83 of Wisconsin’s 869 towns do worse. St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church is on the National Register of Historic Places. Only 4 of the 263 Wisconsin towns we compare have a higher typical home value than Springfield.
Where Springfield beats most towns.
Where Springfield’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Springfield is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1901 and 2 maps from 1907 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Springfield. Close and well known come first.
9 mi Stadium & arenaCamp Randall Stadium
10 mi Stadium & arenaKohl Center
21 mi Park & preserveIce Age Trail
35 mi Canyon & gorgeDells of the Wisconsin River
19 mi State parkDevil's Lake State Park
5 mi MuseumNational Mustard MuseumCamp Randall Stadium: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Kohl Center: Pbrown111 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Ice Age Trail: MDuchek, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dells of the Wisconsin River: atramos, CC BY 2.0 · Devil's Lake State Park: CrispAir at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · National Mustard Museum: Corey Coyle, CC BY 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 Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Springfield.
Springfield has less food insecurity than most of Wisconsin and has cooler summers than most of the country, though not than most of Wisconsin; it also has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Wisconsin.
At 7.7 years of the Madison metro’s $89K median household income, the typical home (about $688K) costs more against local pay than in 97% of Wisconsin towns; that ratio is one input to its C for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $6,651, against $3,792 across Wisconsin, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Springfield home is worth about $688,000, up 3.3% in a year, about twice the Wisconsin typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westside Christian School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 267 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Wisconsin is food insecurity: 7.1% of its 15,820 adults worry about having enough food, against 12.1% statewide.
27% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Springfield, below both Wisconsin’s towns (32%) and U.S. towns (36%). 9.5% of Springfield adults smoke cigarettes. Springfield beats the Wisconsin average on 23 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| Springfield | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 32% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 33% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.5% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Springfield | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.1% | 12.1% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.1% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 85% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Springfield since 2008.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Jobs based here grew from 378 in 2013 to 873. 27.2% of workers work from home, against 13.1% across Wisconsin.
0.9% of working residents work locally in Springfield, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 8.4% and U.S. towns at 8%. Jobs based in Springfield grew to 873 in 2023, 495 more than in 2013. Springfield’s average trip to work is 19 minutes.
| Springfield | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $135,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 8.4% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.1% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
8.8 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Waunakee Marsh Wildlife Area, at 505 acres.
| Springfield | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.6% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pheasant Branch Conservancy | 4 mi | 325 |
| 2. Waunakee Marsh Wildlife Area | 0.1 mi | 505 |
| 3. Pape Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
July afternoons average 82°: cooler than most of the country, but hotter than 78% of Wisconsin places with climate records; January nights average 10.5°.
Springfield has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The January low in Springfield is 11°F. About 39 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Springfield | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 11°F | 11°F | 22°F |
| July high | 82°F | 82°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
4 within 15 miles of the center of Springfield
About 2 of every 100 Springfield residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Springfield is a town in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,929 at the time of the 2020 census. The unincorporated communities of Ashton, Ashton Corners, Kingsley Corners, Martinsville, and Springfield Corners are located in Springfield.
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6 towns share a border with Springfield.
At #33 in WI, it grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Middleton (A) comes closest.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield | #33 | A | C | — | A | A |
| Middleton | #63 | A | D | B | A | A |
| Berry | — | — | C+ | — | A | A− |
| Middleton | #90 | A− | D | — | A | A+ |
| Dane | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Westport | #74 | A | C | — | A | A |
| Roxbury | — | — | C+ | — | B− | B+ |
Berry and Roxbury have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Springfield, Berry, Middleton, Westport and Roxbury report no FBI crime data of their own. Dane isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Springfield with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Springfield grades A overall, better than 93% of U.S. towns and #33 of 357 in Wisconsin. It grades A for health and A for schools.
That is 7.7 years of the area's median household income ($88,804 across the Madison, WI metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
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