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What Is It Like to Live in Springfield?

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

Value score

35

35th best value in Oregon

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

Overall livability

26

45th overall in Oregon

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

Springfield is home to about 62,138 people. A typical home runs $250,800 and a household earns around $54,500, a price-to-income ratio of 4.6. Among Oregon's largest cities, it ranks 35th for value and 45th overall.

Springfield at a glance

Median home price

$250,800

24th in OR of 46

Median rent

$1,036/mo

Median household income

$54,500

Home price to income

4.6x

Unemployment

6.9%

35th in OR of 46

School rating

4/10

38th in OR of 46

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in OR of 46

Walk score

6/100

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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 Oregon only. Updated 2026.