{"id":2889,"date":"2020-02-11T12:09:57","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T17:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.funeralocity.com\/blog\/?post_type=press&#038;p=2889"},"modified":"2020-03-16T10:47:41","modified_gmt":"2020-03-16T15:47:41","slug":"funeralocity-mentioned-on-wand17-springfield-in-the-top-10-most-expensive-funeral-costs-cities","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/www.funeralocity.com\/blog\/media-center\/funeralocity-mentioned-on-wand17-springfield-in-the-top-10-most-expensive-funeral-costs-cities\/","title":{"rendered":"Springfield, IL in Funeralocity&#8217;s Top 10 Costliest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SPRINGFIELD, IL, September 14, 2019\u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wandtv.com\/news\/local-city-ranked-th-most-expensive-area-to-have-funeral\/article_f7c83538-06ee-11ea-9a03-976ef5dc215d.html\">WAND 17 ran a story<\/a> covering Funeralocity\u2019s list of the 10 most expensive cities in the U.S. for a funeral. This list included cities in several states, including New York, Texas, Illinois, Michigan, and Delaware. The rankings were based on data from over 17,000 funeral homes. Funeralocity CEO Ed Michael Reggie said, \u201cSpringfield funeral homes average $8,850 for a single service, which is 19.2% higher than the national average.\u201d These figures make Springfield the sixth-most expensive city in the country for funerals.\r\n    <div class=\"single-content-banner\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"single-content-banner__shortcode\">\r\n                            <div class=\"input-search-wrapper input-search-wrapper--bottom\">\r\n            <h2 class=\"title-search\">See funeral home prices in your area<\/h2>\r\n            <div class=\"input-search search-home\">\r\n                <input placeholder=\"Enter your City or ZIP Code\" type=\"search\" class=\"addressMain\">\r\n                <button type=\"submit\" class=\"blue-button\">\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.funeralocity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/funeralocity\/dist\/images\/icons\/search-button.svg\">Search\r\n                <\/button>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <span class=\"small-text\">Use zip code for more precise search results<\/span>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n<\/p>\r\n    <div class=\"single-content-banner\">\r\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/funeralocity.com\/average-funeral-price\" class=\"single-content-banner__image\">\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"desktop\" src=\"https:\/\/www.funeralocity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Banner_1_desktop.png\" alt=\"Compare the cost of funerals in your city\">\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"tablet\" src=\"https:\/\/www.funeralocity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Banner_1_tablet.png\" alt=\"Compare the cost of funerals in your city\">\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mobile\" src=\"https:\/\/www.funeralocity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Banner_1_mobile.png\" alt=\"Compare the cost of funerals in your city\">\r\n                <\/a>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\n<p>Though the Springfield\/Decatur metro area has over 100 funeral homes, only a few having pricing information on their sites. Funerlocity aims to provide consumers with more information about the costs of end-of-life services so that they can commemorate their loved ones within their budget.\r\n    <div class=\"single-content-banner\">\r\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/funeralocity.com\/cremationclub\" class=\"single-content-banner__image\">\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"desktop\" src=\"https:\/\/www.funeralocity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Banner_2_desktop.png\" alt=\"Advanced directive planning - for peace of mind\">\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"tablet\" src=\"https:\/\/www.funeralocity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Banner_2_tablet.png\" alt=\"Advanced directive planning - for peace of mind\">\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mobile\" src=\"https:\/\/www.funeralocity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Banner_2_mobile.png\" alt=\"Advanced directive planning - for peace of mind\">\r\n                <\/a>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-2889","press","type-press","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"section_type":"in_the_news","news_image":"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/funeralocity\/images\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1599019472\/wand17\/wand17.png?_i=AA","full_width_image":false,"show_on_page":[],"popularity":"0"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v17.7 (Yoast SEO v17.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Springfield, IL in Funeralocity&#039;s Top 10 Costliest - Knowledge Center<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.funeralocity.com\/blog\/media-center\/funeralocity-mentioned-on-wand17-springfield-in-the-top-10-most-expensive-funeral-costs-cities\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Springfield, IL in Funeralocity&#039;s Top 10 Costliest\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"SPRINGFIELD, IL, September 14, 2019\u2013 WAND 17 ran a story covering Funeralocity\u2019s list of the 10 most expensive cities in the U.S. for a funeral. 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