Springfield, MA
Springfield, MA Metro Area
Figures are medians for the whole Springfield, MA Metro Area, not the city proper.
Among the 300 U.S. metros CityLedger tracks, Springfield ranks 210th for affordability — how far a typical paycheck stretches after local prices — and 191st for income. A household earns $71,402 a year while median rent runs $1,158/mo, making it expensive relative to what residents earn. Affordability and price level are different lenses: the raw cost of living here runs 4% below the U.S. average.
Its strongest card is air quality (42nd of 300), while health is the soft spot (239th). Housing usually decides a move: rent ranks 119th and home prices 170th among the 300 metros CityLedger tracks.
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On $75,000 for just you in Springfield, your take-home is worth about $59,924 once local prices are factored in — local prices stretch it further than the U.S. average.
Take-home estimates a single filer taking the standard deduction (2025 federal brackets, FICA, and state income tax) and isn't tax advice. “Real value” rebases take-home to average U.S. prices using the BEA cost-of-living index; the per-person figure uses the OECD square-root equivalence scale.
The numbers
Income & cost
- Median income
- 191st of 300↑14.5%$71,402
- Cost of living?The local price level vs. the U.S. average of 100 (BEA). Lower means cheaper. This is raw prices, not adjusted for income.
- 169th of 30096 (US=100)
- Cost-adj. income?Median household income divided by the local price level — what the typical paycheck is really worth here.
- $74,330
- Per-capita income
- $38,309
- Full-time pay
- $48,192
Housing
- Median rent
- 119th of 300↑21.6%$1,158/mo
- Home value
- 170th of 300↑37.1%$331,300
- Property tax
- $4,606/yr · 1.4%
- Sales tax
- 6.25%
Jobs & education
- Unemployment
- 109th of 3004%
- Bachelor's+
- 210th of 30029.3%
- Avg commute
- 143rd of 30024 min
People
- Population
- 464,151
- Median age
- 40.0 yrs
- Foreign-born
- 9.2%
- Broadband
- 90.8%
Environment & risk
- Air quality (AQI)
- 42nd of 30038
- Natural-hazard loss
- 136th of 300$12/$10k
Health
- Fair/poor health
- 239th of 30022%
- Uninsured (18–64)
- 8.5%
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (ACS), U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. EPA, FEMA, CDC, NOAA — every figure's source is listed on our methodology page. Data built 2026-06-14. ↑↓ mark the change since 2019.
How CityLedger scores it
Transparent weights — see our methodology.
Strengths
- + Air quality
Watch-outs
- – Affordability
- – Education
- – Health
Climate
30-year normals (1991–2020) from the nearest station — westfield barnes muni ap.
What jobs pay in Springfield
Median annual wage by occupation (BLS OEWS 2025) — half of workers in each role earn more, half less.
- Family medicine physicians
- $212,200
- Financial managers
- $175,950
- IT managers
- $164,030
- Pharmacists
- $138,230
- Software developers
- $127,740
- Lawyers
- $123,320
- General & operations managers
- $106,390
- Civil engineers
- $99,790
- Registered nurses
- $98,410
- Plumbers
- $92,080
- Accountants & auditors
- $92,010
- Web developers
- $83,860
- Police officers
- $83,050
- Secondary school teachers
- $79,760
- Elementary school teachers
- $79,640
- Electricians
- $77,420
- Carpenters
- $75,520
- Construction laborers
- $62,660
- Truck drivers (heavy)
- $61,420
- Maintenance & repair workers
- $52,790
- Customer service reps
- $46,790
- Janitors
- $39,170
- Waiters & waitresses
- $36,170
- Retail salespersons
- $35,440
- Cashiers
- $34,030
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 — annual median wage. Cross-industry, all experience levels.
Where new residents move from
The states sending the most people to the Springfield metro, by estimated movers (U.S. Census 2022 migration flows, 5-year). Moves from elsewhere in Massachusetts are excluded to show where out-of-state arrivals originate.
- New York1,047
- Florida372
- New Jersey358
- North Carolina313
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2022 Migration Flows (5-year).
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Springfield metro — frequently asked
- What is the median rent in the Springfield metro?
- Median gross rent across the Springfield, MA Metro Area is $1,158 a month (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024). That figure covers the whole metro area, not just the city of Springfield.
- What is the median household income in the Springfield metro?
- A typical household in the Springfield, MA Metro Area earns $71,402 a year (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).
- Is Springfield expensive to live in?
- The overall cost of living in the Springfield, MA Metro Area runs about 4% below the U.S. average (BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024) — prices are lower than average, before accounting for local pay.
- Does a paycheck go far in the Springfield metro?
- After adjusting for local prices, the median household income is worth about $74,330 (versus its face value of $71,402). CityLedger rates the Springfield, MA Metro Area expensive for what residents earn.
- What is the typical home value in the Springfield metro?
- The median home value across the Springfield, MA Metro Area is $331,300 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).
- What is the unemployment rate in the Springfield metro?
- The unemployment rate in the Springfield, MA Metro Area is 4% (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).