Best PlacesRichfield Springs, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Richfield Springs, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Richfield Springs ranks 27,284th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Richfield Springs
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 Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Richfield Springs ranks high
- TransitBetter than 96% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 91% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 90% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 87% of towns
- BikingBetter than 81% of towns
Where Richfield Springs ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 11% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 12% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,088 a month, better than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Richfield Springs
A household needs to earn about $52,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Richfield Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $67,019, 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 Springs' effective rate of 1.47%, 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 9 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 Springs
Richfield Springs's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Richfield Springs.
Who works in Richfield Springs, and how
Work in Richfield Springs centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Richfield Springs
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Richfield Springs.
What the weather is like in Richfield Springs, month by month
Richfield Springs sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 15. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 24° | 15° |
| April | 59° | 45° | 33° |
| July | 85° | 72° | 60° |
| October | 65° | 52° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Richfield Springs
The nearest airport, Syracuse Hancock International, is about 59 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 134 miles away.
The best schools in and around Richfield Springs
Schools across Richfield Springs average an A−, better than 87% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Richfield Springs Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Mount Markham Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Cooperstown Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mount Markham Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Mount Markham Senior High SchoolA+ · 94% proficient
- Central Valley AcademyA+ · 90% proficient
- Cooperstown Junior/senior High SchoolA · 75% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Richfield Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Richfield Springs 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 Springs against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Richfield Springs
Is Richfield Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Richfield Springs ranks 27,284th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on transit, clean air, and walkability, and lowest on property taxes and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Richfield Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $181,062. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $67,019 median income, cost of living beats 36% of towns.
Is Richfield Springs safe?
Richfield Springs is safer than 35% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $397 per resident a year.
Compare Richfield Springs with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Richfield Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Richfield Springs 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 Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Richfield Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Richfield Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Richfield Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Richfield Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Richfield Springs 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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