2025 Compare Cities Health:
Springfield, IL vs Park Forest, IL

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Highlights
- There are 261 physicians per 100,000 people in Park Forest.
- There are 377 physicians per 100,000 people in Springfield.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Springfield, ILPark Forest, ILUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock70.658.4
 Water Quality (100=best)27  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock95.786.9
 Physicians per Cap.377  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock91100
   (100 = best)
Reviews for Springfield    25 Reviews

I've lived here for over 40 years. Springfield is a decent place to raise a family. Solid midwestern values, and I've always felt safe. Opportunities exist, but there  More

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I moved (back) to Springfield after living in various cities and towns around the country - as large as Milwaukee, as small as Baker, NV - and can say without  More

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hugh · 
Over 4 years ago

whole town smells like dirty ***** and  More

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Reviews for Park Forest    4 Reviews

I'm happy to share that it IS coming back. I'm very thankful we found this community. Our family (husband, wife, 1 young child) recently bought our a little house here  More

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Park Forest is beautiful, but it's going down. You can see tons of green, an excellent library, but also plenty of vacant buildings. In its hay day, it must have been  More

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Over 12 years ago

No disrespect to the remaining officials and friends from my upbringing; but, leave town. I read how Park forest continues to fight off urban decay. It's simply a  More

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