Crystal Lake, 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.

Crystal Lake

74.8

#541 nationally

Springfield

64.9

#1671 nationally

Crystal Lake leads in crime level (2.9 vs 10.7). Crystal Lake leads in median household income ($103,018 vs $55,392). Springfield leads in average commute (25.5 min vs 29.8 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Crystal Lake, IL	Springfield, TN
WhereAtHome Score	74.8 (#541)	64.9 (#1671)
Population	40,861	19,494
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$388,566	$331,929
Median Household Income	$103,018	$55,392
Average Commute	29.8 min	25.5 min
Walk Score	30	N/A
Crime Level	2.9	10.7
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	108	94
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+5.3	R+50.9

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