Cranford vs Springfield

A side-by-side comparison of Cranford and Springfield: population, income, housing, and more.

Cranford and Springfield are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Cranford has the higher population (1,783 vs 1,338 in Springfield). Springfield has the higher median household income ($177,045 vs $82,222 in Cranford). Springfield has the higher median home value ($580,900 vs $550,000 in Cranford).

Population, income & housing

	Cranford	Springfield
Population	1,783	1,338
Median age	43.6 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	$82,222	$177,045
Median home value	$550,000	$580,900
Median gross rent	$2,312	$2,224
Housing units	994	492
Homeownership rate	34.9%	79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	61.2%	66.3%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cranford	Springfield
Population	2,008 → 1,783 (-11.2%)	1,498 → 1,338 (-10.7%)
Median household income	$84,667 → $82,222 (-2.9%)	$103,523 → $177,045 (+71.0%)
Median home value	$377,000 → $550,000 (+45.9%)	$421,800 → $580,900 (+37.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,847 → $2,312 (+25.2%)	$1,774 → $2,224 (+25.4%)

Cranford

Population

2,0081,783

Median household income

$84,667$82,222

Median home value

$377,000$550,000

Median gross rent

$1,847$2,312

Springfield

Population

1,4981,338

Median household income

$103,523$177,045

Median home value

$421,800$580,900

Median gross rent

$1,774$2,224

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cranford	Springfield
Under 5	3.6%	4.5%
5 to 17	6.4%	13.4%
18 to 24	9.8%	1.6%
25 to 34	16.0%	6.4%
35 to 44	14.7%	44.8%
45 to 54	8.8%	13.2%
55 to 64	13.1%	10.4%
65 to 74	11.6%	2.6%
75 and over	16.1%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cranford	Springfield
White (non-Hispanic)	81.2%	26.8%
Black or African American	3.5%	10.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.4%	44.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	18.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cranford	Springfield
No high school diploma	4.8%	1.9%
High school graduate	21.1%	6.0%
Some college or associate's	12.9%	25.8%
Bachelor's degree	42.0%	60.8%
Graduate or professional degree	19.2%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cranford	Springfield
Drove alone	54.3%	88.3%
Carpooled	1.9%	1.6%
Public transit	13.1%	2.8%
Walked	3.0%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	25.6%	7.3%
Other means	1.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cranford	Springfield
1-unit, detached	21.4%	73.4%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	34.5%	13.8%
5 to 19 units	19.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	22.3%	12.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Cranford	Springfield
Poverty rate	3.1%	0.6%
Average household size	1.76	2.89
Mean commute (minutes)	40	26
Median year structure built	1949	1954