Best PlacesSpringfield, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Springfield, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Springfield ranks 14,470th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Springfield
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Springfield's strengths and weaknesses
Where Springfield ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- QuietBetter than 90% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 122 pleasant days a year, better than 81% of towns
- Cheap childcare$574 a month, better than 81% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 81% of towns
Where Springfield ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 13% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Short commute32.3 minutes each way, better than only 23% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Springfield
A household needs to earn about $70,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Springfield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $82,958, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Springfield's effective rate of 0.72%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Springfield
Springfield runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Springfield.
Who works in Springfield, and how
Work in Springfield centers on construction and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Springfield
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Springfield.
What the weather is like in Springfield, month by month
Springfield sees roughly 122 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 46° | 37° |
| April | 76° | 65° | 55° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 80° | 66° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Springfield
The nearest airport, Tyler Pounds Regional, is about 32 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas Love Field, about 86 miles away.
The best schools in and around Springfield
Schools across Springfield average a B−, better than 61% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Cayuga ElA− · 58% proficient
- Cross Roads ElC+ · 37% proficient
- Lapoynor ElC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cross Roads J HA+ · 72% proficient
- Cayuga MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
- Athens MiddleC+ · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Cayuga H SA− · 63% proficient
- Cross Roads H SA− · 63% proficient
- Lapoynor H SB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Springfield school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Springfield measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Springfield against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Springfield
Is Springfield a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Springfield ranks 14,470th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, quiet, and the weather, and lowest on summer heat and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Springfield expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $269,390. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $82,958 median income, cost of living beats 66% of towns.
Is Springfield safe?
Yes, Springfield is safer than 75% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $269 per resident a year.
Compare Springfield with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Springfield. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Springfield represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Springfield detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Springfield: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Springfield: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Springfield: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Springfield: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Springfield detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.