- Price: $936.30–$1,748.80
- Material: Hybrid
- Firmness: Medium
- Trial period: 100 nights
- Shipping: Free
- Warranty: 10 years
- Sizes: Twin, twin XL, full, queen, king, California king
- Mattress height: 11.5 inches (″)
5 Best Spring Mattresses of 2024 | Expert Reviewed
You can almost hear the loud, creaky squeaks when you think of a traditional spring mattress. While spring mattresses have been around since the 19th century, the spring coils in today’s mattresses are a significant upgrade from older models.
Many of the best mattresses feature innerspring coils that are separate from each other and individually wrapped with fabric. These independent coils are known as “pocketed coils.” More traditional spring mattresses feature interconnected coils, so they move together.
The pocketed coil design allows each spring to move independently and better contour to your body. Pocketed coils are also better at absorbing movement than traditional springs, so you’re less likely to feel your partner tossing and turning at night.
Our Reviews Team’s top spring mattresses are hybrid mattresses, which combine foam and spring coils. We carefully chose hybrid mattresses with the best spring mattress qualities: contouring support, a responsive surface, and a stable edge to support mobility.
Best Spring Mattress Overall
We selected the Helix Dusk as the best spring mattress overall. The mattress features 1,000 pocketed coils and responsive foam, so sleepers get the optimal combination of pressure-relieving foam with a bouncier, responsive mattress.
Best spring mattresses in 2024
- Helix Dusk: Best Spring Mattress Overall
- Saatva Classic: Best Luxury Spring Mattress
- Emma Hybrid Comfort: Best Affordable Spring Mattress
- The WinkBed: Best Cooling Spring Mattress
- Bear Elite Hybrid: Best Spring Mattress for Back Pain
Compare the best spring mattresses, as of April 2024
Firmness | Medium | Plush soft, luxury firm, firm | Firm | Softer, luxury firm, firmer, plus | Soft, medium, firm |
Coil Type | Pocketed | Pocketed | Pocketed | Pocketed | Pocketed |
Cooling | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Trial Period | 100 nights | 365 nights | 365 nights | 120 nights | 120 nights |
Best spring mattresses, reviewed by experts
Best Spring Mattress Overall: Helix Dusk
Best Luxury Spring Mattress: Saatva Classic
Best Affordable Spring Mattress: Emma Hybrid Comfort
Best Cooling Spring Mattress: The WinkBed
Best Spring Mattress for Back Pain: Bear Elite Hybrid
Bottom line
Shopping for a mattress is a personal decision. The best spring mattress for you depends on your sleeping position, weight, personal preferences, and budget. The Helix Dusk is our top spring mattress for its responsive yet pressure-relieving foam and coil combination. It’s followed by the Saatva Classic, which has a luxurious feel and minimal memory foam. We recommend the Emma Hybrid Comfort if you’re looking for a budget-friendly mattress.
Once you’ve narrowed down the best spring mattress, we advise using the mattress for at least a month before deciding to keep or return it. This gives your body time to adjust to the new mattress.
Frequently asked questions
Our favorite spring mattresses are hybrids that combine foam with individually wrapped coils (pocketed coils). Wrapped coils move independently and offer sleepers more targeted support than traditional unwrapped coils. Our top spring mattresses are Helix Dusk, Saatva Classic, and Emma Hybrid Comfort. The best spring mattress for you depends on your sleeping position, body weight, personal preferences, and budget.
It depends on what you’re looking for in a mattress. Spring mattresses have a more responsive bounce than memory foam mattresses. The bouncier surface makes it easier to move around and switch sleeping positions without feeling “stuck” in the surface. Spring mattresses are also more breathable than all-foam mattresses. The spring coils allow more airflow than foam, which helps to keep sleepers cool.
Spring mattresses don’t absorb motion as well as most memory foam mattresses, so light sleepers may be more easily disturbed by a partner’s movements when sharing a spring mattress. Sleepers also won’t get that sunken-in, deep-hug feeling when lying on most spring mattresses.
Have questions about this article? Email us at reviewsteam@ncoa.org.
Sources
- History Central. The Evolution of the Mattress. Found on the internet at www.historycentral.com/BookReviews/mattress.html
- Caggiari, G., et al. What Type of Mattress Should be Chosen to Avoid Back Pain and Improve Sleep Quality? Review of the Literature. Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology. Dec. 8, 2021. Found on the internet at https://jorthoptraumatol.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s10195-021-00616-5