Curb Canopy

Tree Equity in Springfield, IL

85.6
Tree Equity Score
31.0%
Canopy Cover
15.9%
Canopy Gap
3
Priority Areas
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What is the Tree Equity Score?

American Forests' Tree Equity Score combines tree canopy coverage, surface temperature, income, employment, race, age, and health data to identify where trees are needed most. Scores range from 0 to 100, and areas below 60 are priority for investment.

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85.6
TES Score / 100
31.0%
Current Canopy
46.4%
Canopy Goal
15.9%
Canopy Gap
Current: 31.0%Goal: 46.4%
Current canopy
Gap to goal

Environmental Benefits

Carbon Sequestered
48.3K tons CO₂/yr
+34.2K tons if gap closed
Stormwater Intercepted
343.4M gal/yr
Canopy Area
47.0 km²
of 164.2 km² total

Estimated using i-Tree urban canopy rates. Methodology ↗

Equity Indicators

These factors show how tree canopy gaps overlap with social and environmental vulnerabilities.

1930s Redlining
46.0%
of neighborhoods were graded "hazardous" or "declining" on 1930s federal lending maps. Banks refused to invest in these areas, and many are still under-treed decades later.
Environmental Justice
51.6%
of neighborhoods are classified as overburdened by the White House's Climate & Economic Justice Screening Tool, meaning they face outsized pollution, poverty, or health risks. Trees help, but they're not the whole fix.
Heat Island Effect
+1.8°F
hotter than surrounding areas on average. Pavement absorbs heat, trees block it. That's the whole pitch.
People in the Data
125,125
people live across the 124 Census block groups we analyzed. That's who these numbers represent.
Data last updated: Feb 2026

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Springfield, IL: analyzed, scored, and thoroughly judged by our algorithms. But we still can't tell you where to get a free tree. The irony isn't lost on us.

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