Best PlacesSpringfield, VA 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. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Springfield ranks 464th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and noise 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
- Tree shadeBetter than 91% of cities
- Health outlookBetter than 90% of cities
- Crime safetyBetter than 88% of cities
- Household income$138,884 median, better than 87% of cities
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 83% of cities
Where Springfield ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 1% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of cities
- Cheap childcare$1,512 a month, better than only 14% of cities
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 19% of cities
- Short commute29.6 minutes each way, better than only 27% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Springfield
A household needs to earn about $174,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Springfield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $138,884, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 0.96%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Springfield
Springfield's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
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 professional & technical and public administration. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Springfield
Springfield has more restaurants and bars per resident than 84% of cities and more parkland per resident than 91% of cities. The coast is about 14 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Springfield and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Springfield, month by month
Springfield sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 36° | 26° |
| April | 72° | 57° | 44° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 68° |
| October | 73° | 60° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Springfield
Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl sits about 10 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 12.0 million passengers in 2025, with 128 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Springfield
Schools across Springfield average a B+, better than 72% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Sangster ElementaryA+ · 91% proficient
- Silverbrook ElementaryA+ · 82% proficient
- Wakefield Forest ElementaryA+ · 82% proficient
Top middle schools
- Frost MiddleA+ · 86% proficient
- Irving MiddleA+ · 78% proficient
- South County MiddleA+ · 73% proficient
Top high schools
- Lake Braddock SecondaryA+ · 83% proficient
- West Springfield HighA · 78% proficient
- Woodson HighA · 76% 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 2,097 cities.
Who Springfield suits
Common questions about living in Springfield
Is Springfield a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Springfield ranks 464th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on tree cover, population health, and low crime, and lowest on noise and the weather. 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 $649,675. The overall cost of living runs about 30% above the national average. Set against a $138,884 median income, cost of living beats 64% of cities.
Is Springfield safe?
Yes, Springfield is safer than 88% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $243 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Springfield?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 48 with lows near 26. That works out to about 61 pleasant days a year, more than 10% of cities.
Is Springfield good for families?
Schools beat 72% of cities, crime safety beats 88%, and childcare runs $1,512 a month.
Compare Springfield with other cities
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.