The overall crime rate in Springwater is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Springwater has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Springwater a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One downside of living in Springwater is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Springwater, the average commute to work is 31.40 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small town, Springwater doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
Springwater ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 4.04% of people over 25 have a college degree.
The per capita income in Springwater in 2022 was $27,943, which is low income relative to New York, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $111,772 for a family of four. However, Springwater contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Springwater also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 30.38% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Springwater is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Springwater home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Springwater residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Springwater include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Finnish.
The most common language spoken in Springwater is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
