Inver Grove Heights, MN 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.

Inver Grove Heights

73.4

#740 nationally

Springfield

64.9

#1671 nationally

Inver Grove Heights leads in crime level (4.5 vs 10.7). Inver Grove Heights leads in median household income ($98,719 vs $55,392). Springfield leads in cost of living index (94 vs 113).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Inver Grove Heights, MN	Springfield, TN
WhereAtHome Score	73.4 (#740)	64.9 (#1671)
Population	36,114	19,494
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$379,199	$331,929
Median Household Income	$98,719	$55,392
Average Commute	23.7 min	25.5 min
Walk Score	18	N/A
Crime Level	4.5	10.7
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	113	94
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+12.9	R+50.9

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