Metro area · CBSA 44100
Springfield
The Springfield, IL metro area has 207,042 people. Median rent is $979, 15.5% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Sangamon County at $1,237. Of the 25 places we track here, Lake Petersburg has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$75,895
Median home value
$177,300
Unemployment
5.3%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,237
HUD, Sangamon County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield | 113,330 | $975 | 17.7% |
| Chatham | 14,639 | $1,256 | 14.1% |
| Sherman | 4,386 | $2,041 | 16.4% |
| Auburn | 4,306 | $1,011 | 14.9% |
| Rochester | 3,766 | $1,288 | 13.2% |
| Riverton | 3,513 | $981 | 14.5% |
| Pawnee | 2,738 | $838 | 12.4% |
| Petersburg | 2,341 | $653 | 13.9% |
| Athens | 2,102 | $855 | 12.6% |
| Jerome | 1,807 | $951 | 17.5% |
| Southern View | 1,751 | $1,240 | 26.0% |
| Leland Grove | 1,517 | $1,261 | 11.6% |
| New Berlin | 1,442 | $643 | 11.0% |
| Williamsville | 1,314 | $943 | 10.6% |
| Grandview | 1,243 | $1,069 | 26.3% |
| Divernon | 1,164 | $1,034 | 17.3% |
| Lake Petersburg | 928 | $885 | 7.4% |
| Greenview | 912 | $717 | 13.5% |
| Illiopolis | 890 | $663 | 12.6% |
| Pleasant Plains | 886 | $1,079 | 14.4% |
| Spaulding | 879 | $698 | 8.0% |
| Loami | 782 | $907 | 18.8% |
| Mechanicsburg | 728 | $958 | 12.3% |
| Dawson | 536 | $850 | 13.4% |
| Thayer | 531 | $983 | 19.0% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.