Joliet, IL vs Springfield, IL: City Score compared

Joliet, IL scores 39 and Springfield, IL scores 33 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, 6 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

	Joliet, IL	Springfield, IL
City Score	39	33
Condition (public data)	45	35
Movement (how the church is moving)	31	31
Status	Liberty	Liberty
What Joliet is up against	58	86
Where grace is growing	22	26
Marriage & family	46	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	Joliet, IL	Springfield, IL
Overall	44, Stirring	38, Drifting
The Church	20, Barren	27, Lukewarm
The Family	46, Mending	31, Divided
Education	46, Searching	49, Searching
Government	76, Just	76, Just
Media	46, Negative	46, Negative
Arts & Entertainment	17, Corrupt	30, Worldly
Business	41, Fair	36, Tightfisted
Compassion	61, Merciful	11, Hardened

City Score over the last 4 weeks

Week	Joliet, IL	Springfield, IL
2026-W43	—	34
2026-W44	39	37
2026-W45	43	38
2026-W46	43	38

Every number behind each

More comparisons

See how the church is moving in Joliet and Springfield

JoyProject is free on iPhone and Android.