Pleasant Hill, CA 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.

Pleasant Hill

64.1

#1719 nationally

Springfield

64.9

#1671 nationally

Pleasant Hill leads in median household income ($137,685 vs $55,392). Springfield leads in cost of living index (94 vs 191). Pleasant Hill leads in crime level (6.5 vs 10.7).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Pleasant Hill, CA	Springfield, TN
WhereAtHome Score	64.1 (#1719)	64.9 (#1671)
Population	33,802	19,494
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$992,042	$331,929
Median Household Income	$137,685	$55,392
Average Commute	32.3 min	25.5 min
Walk Score	54	N/A
Crime Level	6.5	10.7
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	191	94
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+38.0	R+50.9

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