Best PlacesRichfield Center, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Richfield Center, 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 Center ranks 22,183rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Richfield Center
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 Center's strengths and weaknesses
Where Richfield Center ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 94% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 90% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 86% of towns
- QuietBetter than 80% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 77% of towns
Where Richfield Center ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 4% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 22% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 29% of towns
- Short commute30.1 minutes each way, better than only 33% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Richfield Center
A household needs to earn about $62,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Richfield Center home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $80,684, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Center's effective rate of 0.82%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Richfield Center
Richfield Center runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Richfield Center.
Who works in Richfield Center, and how
Work in Richfield Center centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Richfield Center
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Richfield Center.
What the weather is like in Richfield Center, month by month
Richfield Center sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 32, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 25° | 19° |
| April | 58° | 46° | 36° |
| July | 84° | 72° | 61° |
| October | 63° | 52° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Richfield Center
The nearest airport, Bishop International, is about 15 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Detroit Metro Wayne County, about 61 miles away.
The best schools in and around Richfield Center
Schools across Richfield Center average a C, better than 34% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Siple Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Turrill Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Columbiaville Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hahn Intermediate SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Rolland Warner Campus 67C · 32% proficient
- Armstrong Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Davison High SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Lapeer High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Kearsley High SchoolC− · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Richfield Center school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Richfield Center 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 Center against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Richfield Center
Is Richfield Center a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Richfield Center ranks 22,183rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, civic engagement, and fast internet, and lowest on car insurance costs and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Richfield Center expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $236,026. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $80,684 median income, cost of living beats 61% of towns.
Is Richfield Center safe?
Yes, Richfield Center is safer than 68% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $279 per resident a year.
Compare Richfield Center with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Richfield Center. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Richfield Center 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 Center detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Richfield Center: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Richfield Center: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Richfield Center: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Richfield Center: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Richfield Center 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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