Jacksonville, NC 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.

Jacksonville

72.4

#896 nationally

Springfield

64.9

#1671 nationally

Jacksonville leads in average commute (15.1 min vs 25.5 min). Springfield leads in crime level (10.7 vs 12.5). Springfield leads in median household income ($55,392 vs $50,185).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Jacksonville, NC	Springfield, TN
WhereAtHome Score	72.4 (#896)	64.9 (#1671)
Population	72,879	19,494
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$264,179	$331,929
Median Household Income	$50,185	$55,392
Average Commute	15.1 min	25.5 min
Walk Score	24	N/A
Crime Level	12.5	10.7
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	98	94
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+35.9	R+50.9

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