Machesney 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.

Machesney Park

79.6

#116 nationally

Springfield

64.9

#1671 nationally

Machesney Park leads in median household income ($71,098 vs $55,392). Machesney Park leads in crime level (8.8 vs 10.7). Machesney Park leads in average commute (22.9 min vs 25.5 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Machesney Park, IL	Springfield, TN
WhereAtHome Score	79.6 (#116)	64.9 (#1671)
Population	22,630	19,494
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$211,433	$331,929
Median Household Income	$71,098	$55,392
Average Commute	22.9 min	25.5 min
Walk Score	22	N/A
Crime Level	8.8	10.7
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	92	94
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+0.6	R+50.9

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

C+

79.6 Score