CITY PROFILE

Springfield, MO

Affordable and comfortable, but your career options stop here.

By the numbers

Typical home value$273K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI)
Typical rent$1,271/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI)
Average temperature13.5°C · warmest 26°C · coolest 0°C · NASA POWER
Annual precipitation1213 mm · NASA POWER
Sunshine (solar energy)4.34 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean)
Metro size rank (US)#118 · Zillow SizeRank

Match scores

  • Affordable to buy93
  • Affordable to rent90
  • Climate comfort66
  • Plenty of sunshine54
  • Big-city amenities23

Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.