Salt Lake City, UT 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.

Salt Lake City

68.2

#1339 nationally

Springfield

64.9

#1671 nationally

Salt Lake City leads in median household income ($71,809 vs $55,392). Springfield leads in cost of living index (94 vs 111). Salt Lake City leads in average commute (22.4 min vs 25.5 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Salt Lake City, UT	Springfield, TN
WhereAtHome Score	68.2 (#1339)	64.9 (#1671)
Population	212,241	19,494
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$579,572	$331,929
Median Household Income	$71,809	$55,392
Average Commute	22.4 min	25.5 min
Walk Score	57	N/A
Crime Level	Moderate	10.7
School Rating	6.8	N/A
Cost of Living Index	111	94
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+10.2	R+50.9

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