Lee's Summit, MO 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.

Lee's Summit

72.8

#828 nationally

Springfield

64.9

#1671 nationally

Lee's Summit leads in crime level (4.1 vs 10.7). Lee's Summit leads in median household income ($103,447 vs $55,392). Springfield leads in cost of living index (94 vs 104).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Lee's Summit, MO	Springfield, TN
WhereAtHome Score	72.8 (#828)	64.9 (#1671)
Population	104,184	19,494
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$399,113	$331,929
Median Household Income	$103,447	$55,392
Average Commute	26.1 min	25.5 min
Walk Score	20	N/A
Crime Level	4.1	10.7
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	104	94
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+19.3	R+50.9

Data coverage note: Springfield is missing data for 1 metric that Lee's Summit has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.