Glendale Heights, IL vs Springfield, TN

Side-by-side comparison of housing, income, commute, safety, and quality of life.

Score Snapshot

No universal winner

Scores summarize the published model. Use the objective metric differences below and your own priorities to choose.

Glendale Heights

76.9

#295 nationally

Springfield

64.9

#1671 nationally

Glendale Heights leads in crime level (2.7 vs 10.7). Glendale Heights leads in median household income ($83,588 vs $55,392). Springfield leads in cost of living index (94 vs 107).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Glendale Heights, IL	Springfield, TN
WhereAtHome Score	76.9 (#295)	64.9 (#1671)
Population	32,409	19,494
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$330,643	$331,929
Median Household Income	$83,588	$55,392
Average Commute	25.8 min	25.5 min
Walk Score	38	N/A
Crime Level	2.7	10.7
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	107	94
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+13.3	R+50.9

Data coverage note: Springfield is missing data for 1 metric that Glendale Heights has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.