Why Springfield

A Warm Hello.

Springfield is the third-largest city in Missouri and the largest Springfield in the nation. We’re part big city, part small town. And only the best of both. Some 420,000 people live in and around Springfield. Any one of us would be happy to answer your questions if you can’t find the information here. Just ask.

The Weather

The one thing you need to know about Missouri weather is that there’s plenty of it. Cold in the winter, hot in the summer, rain, snow – you name it. A little bit of everything. Here are the ballpark averages.
Spring: 44-67°F Summer: 65-88°F
Fall: 46-69°F Winter: 24-45°F

Education

You could call Springfield a college town, but the truth is education is the cornerstone of the community at all levels. Nearly 24,000 students attend the Springfield R-12 School District. Collegiately, Missouri State University and its 21,000 students call Springfield home, as do the students of Drury University, Ozarks Technical Community College and Evangel University.

Green Initiatives

Among Springfield's finest assets are its beautiful scenery and clean environment, something community leaders are striving to maintain through a variety of programs and sustainable building projects. Those projects include the Discovery Center, a hands-on science museum housed in a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified building. The Discovery Center, certified at the Gold level, was the first building in southwest Missouri to attain the certification.

Springfield also is home to the Green Circle Shopping Center, an environmentally friendly building home to several retailers including Dynamic Earth, an outdoor sporting goods store. The new shopping center received its Platinum Certification in early 2009.