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Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace, FL vs Springfield, FL

Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace

Florida

vs

Springfield

Florida

Across 34 directional measures we can compare, Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace leads on 19 and Springfield on 15. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 11% higher in Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace, and so is median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,457$1,307
Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace is 11% higher
Median household income
$59,388$54,462
Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace is 9% higher
Median home value
$224,900$188,600
Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace is 19% higher

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $43,000 a year left in Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace and $39,800 in Springfield. Money goes further in Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace, by about $3,300 a year.
  • A household earning Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace's median of $59,388 would need about $57,500 in Springfield to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent outran pay by 1.3 points a year in Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace, and rent outran pay by 1.1 points a year in Springfield.

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Top 2 of 2 matching places. Places in the top 1% show their national rank.

#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01Springfield, FLComposite 36.1 / 100
16
34441032631688
02Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace, FLComposite 31.5 / 100
9
284815n/a4515n/a

CTX is the Citytistics Index: better than that share of the places we rate. It tops out at 99, so the top 1% show their national rank (#1 is best). Change any weight to rank on your own mix. How the CTX is built

Every measure

The dots show where each place sits among the 6,645 places we track. The bar is the median. A small dot after a value marks the better one.

MeasureBellair-Meadowbrook TerraceSpringfieldAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,457$1,307
Rent to income129.4%28.8%
Property tax rate10.5%0.5%
Home price to income13.8x3.5x
Prices vs US average299.597.3
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$1,694$1,651
HUD area median income4$108,700$98,900
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$1,219$990
Median home value1$224,900$188,600
Home prices, 1-year change50.3%2.4%
Home prices, 5-year change555.8%48.4%
Homeownership144.9%62.0%
Renters paying 30%+161.8%59.4%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,272$1,554
Vacant homes14.7%8.8%
Median year built119781988
Jobs and income
Median household income1$59,388$54,462
Income per person1$30,091$28,418
Unemployment13.8%3.9%
Average annual pay6$61,207$55,560
Pay growth, 1 year611.9%4.0%
Jobs657,66083,251
Poverty rate115.5%22.3%
Mean commute126 min23 min
Works from home110.2%7.2%
Commutes by transit10.6%0.3%
People
Population114,7558,230
Population change since 20207n/a5.6%
Median age137.938.0
Bachelor's or higher117.7%15.5%
High school or higher191.1%86.1%
Household size12.32.3
Born abroad17.9%4.0%
No health insurance116.5%16.5%
Homes with broadband191.4%91.8%
Moving
Moved here in the past year114.1%8.8%
Moved from another state13.9%5.7%
Net movers per 1,000 people818.529.0
Income of households moving in8$65,179$74,894
Income of households moving out8$61,245$61,073
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k914.925.4
Shops per 10k925.244.0
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k92.54.6
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k921.524.4
Child care centers per 10k91.92.0
Parks per 10k102.712.2
Playgrounds per 10k101.41.2
Grocery stores per 10k100.70.0
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k1014.27.3
Libraries per 10k100.00.0
Named paths and bike trails100.00.0
Transit stops per sq mi100.00.0
Nearest National Park Service site1120.182.2
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1150
National Register listings122412
Founded or incorporated13n/a1935
Safety
Violent crime per 100k14n/a453
Property crime per 100k14n/a1,265
Schools
Public schools155450
Public school students1538,80627,672
Students per teacher1515.417.1
Climate
July average high1692°F91°F
January average low1644°F42°F
Average temperature1670°F68°F
Annual precipitation1652.1 in58.3 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1781.194.1
Hurricane risk1789.898.7
Tornado risk1783.294.1
Wildfire risk1782.975.7
Heat wave risk1782.584.3
Median air quality index185244
Good air days1843.3%66.4%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace $58,280, Springfield $52,280 a year.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  12. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  13. Wikidata · Wikimedia Foundation (CC0) · Retrieved 2026-11
  14. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  15. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  16. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  17. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  18. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology.

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