Phoenixville, PA vs Springfield, IL

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.

Phoenixville

67.8

#1383 nationally

Springfield

79.7

#112 nationally

Phoenixville leads in crime level (2.3 vs 24.7). Springfield leads in average commute (17.6 min vs 27 min). Phoenixville leads in median household income ($91,593 vs $62,419).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Phoenixville, PA	Springfield, IL
WhereAtHome Score	67.8 (#1383)	79.7 (#112)
Population	19,871	112,544
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$531,576	$174,630
Median Household Income	$91,593	$62,419
Average Commute	27 min	17.6 min
Walk Score	N/A	38
Crime Level	2.3	24.7
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	112	92
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+14.5	R+5.0

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