Highland Park, 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.

Highland Park

72.8

#827 nationally

Springfield

64.9

#1671 nationally

Highland Park leads in crime level (1.4 vs 10.7). Highland Park leads in median household income ($159,567 vs $55,392). Springfield leads in cost of living index (94 vs 146).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Highland Park, IL	Springfield, TN
WhereAtHome Score	72.8 (#827)	64.9 (#1671)
Population	30,272	19,494
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$802,430	$331,929
Median Household Income	$159,567	$55,392
Average Commute	28.8 min	25.5 min
Walk Score	42	N/A
Crime Level	1.4	10.7
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	146	94
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+20.8	R+50.9

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