Best PlacesRichfield, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Richfield, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Richfield ranks 42,110th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Richfield
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Richfield's strengths and weaknesses
Where Richfield ranks high
- TransitBetter than 90% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 129 pleasant days a year, better than 85% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 68% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 63% of towns
- QuietBetter than 62% of towns
Where Richfield ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 6% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 9% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Richfield
A household needs to earn about $93,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Richfield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $62,429, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Richfield's effective rate of 0.62%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Richfield
Richfield runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Richfield.
Who works in Richfield, and how
Work in Richfield centers on agriculture & forestry and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Richfield
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Richfield.
What the weather is like in Richfield, month by month
Richfield sees roughly 129 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 102 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 48° | 39° |
| April | 77° | 62° | 47° |
| July | 102° | 85° | 66° |
| October | 84° | 66° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Richfield
The nearest airport, Redding Regional, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 93 miles away.
The best schools in and around Richfield
Schools across Richfield average a D+, better than 16% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Richfield ElementaryC · 32% proficient
- Olive View ElementaryD · 19% proficient
- Woodson ElementaryD− · 14% proficient
Top middle schools
- Maywood MiddleC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Corning HighD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Richfield school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Richfield measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Richfield against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Richfield
Is Richfield a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Richfield ranks 42,110th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on transit, the weather, and few empty homes, and lowest on summer heat and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Richfield expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $364,459. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $62,429 median income, cost of living beats 18% of towns.
Is Richfield safe?
Richfield is safer than 44% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $336 per resident a year.
Compare Richfield with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Richfield. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Richfield represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Richfield detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Richfield: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Richfield: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Richfield: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Richfield: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Richfield detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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