Best PlacesRichfield, NE 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. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Richfield ranks 2,414th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
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
- State fiscal healthBetter than 99% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 98% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 96% of towns
- Household income$134,871 median, better than 96% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 91% of towns
Where Richfield ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 51 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 16% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 17% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,075 a month, better than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Richfield
A household needs to earn about $129,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Richfield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $134,871, 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's effective rate of 1.28%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
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 construction and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
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 51 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 25° | 17° |
| April | 66° | 52° | 41° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 68° |
| October | 67° | 54° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Richfield
Eppley Airfield sits about 17 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 2.6 million passengers in 2025, with 73 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Richfield
Schools across Richfield average an A−, better than 81% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Louisville Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Plattsmouth Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Glenwood Middle SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
- Lewis Central Middle SchoolA+ · 71% proficient
- Platteview Central Jr High SchoolA− · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Lewis Central Senior High SchoolA · 72% proficient
- Louisville High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
- Platteview Senior High SchoolB+ · 53% 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 2,414th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, what local pay buys, and health care access, and lowest on the weather and property taxes. 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 $464,337. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $134,871 median income, cost of living beats 98% of towns.
Is Richfield safe?
Yes, Richfield is safer than 74% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $231 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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