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Massachusetts city profile

What Is It Like to Live in Springfield?

What it costs to live in Springfield, and how it compares with other Massachusetts cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

38

60th best value in Massachusetts

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Massachusetts cities.

Overall livability

17

80th overall in Massachusetts

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Springfield is home to about 155,770 people. A typical home runs $168,700 and a household earns around $43,300, a price-to-income ratio of 3.9. Among Massachusetts's largest cities, it ranks 60th for value and 80th overall.

Springfield at a glance

Median home price

$168,700

14th in MA of 80

Median rent

$964/mo

Median household income

$43,300

Home price to income

3.9x

Unemployment

9.6%

78th in MA of 80

School rating

2/10

80th in MA of 80

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in MA of 80

Walk score

18/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Massachusetts only. Updated 2026.