idk about those pictures of “springfield, virginia” on this page because ive lived here my whole life and ive never seen any of those things before. they might be in virginia but not springfield. springfield is about 15 minutes from washington dc and its a fast past city. most of northern virginia is. and a lot of people think va is full of farmers and land which it is but not in springfield or northern va. its close to tysons mall which is one of the largest malls in the us. and theres tons of stuff to do because its so close to the capitol d.c. springfield is super diverse. more than half of the people you see are probably a minority. so many cultures and a lot of respect for them.
springfield is a part of fairfax county which is one of the richest countys in the us. at least in education. http://www.fcps.edu/about/stats.htm its education is very good and difficult compared to a lot of other public country schools. if you want to go vacation this is probably not the place you want to be. its full of workaholics and busy people. but if you like the suburbs and you like the city then you would like living here.