East St. Louis, IL vs Springfield, IL: City Score compared

East St. Louis, IL scores 37 and Springfield, IL scores 33 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, 4 points apart. Each city is read on its own numbers: the condition from public data, how the church is moving this week, and Christianity on the Move across the cultural areas of impact. How the score is built.

The score, side by side

	East St. Louis, IL	Springfield, IL
City Score	37	33
Condition (public data)	39	35
Movement (how the church is moving)	33	31
Status	Liberty	Liberty
What East St. Louis is up against	54	86
Where grace is growing	26	26
Marriage & family	14	31
Christian liberty	69	69

Christianity on the Move

A non-biased rating of Christian values across the cultural areas of impact, from public data: 1 to 100, higher is more favourable.

Cultural area	East St. Louis, IL	Springfield, IL
Overall	38, Drifting	38, Drifting
The Church	27, Lukewarm	27, Lukewarm
The Family	14, Broken	31, Divided
Education	47, Searching	49, Searching
Government	76, Just	76, Just
Media	46, Negative	46, Negative
Arts & Entertainment	38, Worldly	30, Worldly
Business	25, Tightfisted	36, Tightfisted
Compassion	34, Indifferent	11, Hardened

City Score over the last 4 weeks

Week	East St. Louis, IL	Springfield, IL
2026-W43	—	34
2026-W44	36	37
2026-W45	41	38
2026-W46	40	38

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