Best PlacesRichmond, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Richmond, 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.
Richmond ranks 50,152nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Richmond
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.
Richmond's strengths and weaknesses
Where Richmond ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 94% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- Cheap childcare$658 a month, better than 72% of towns
Where Richmond ranks low
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$26,680 median, better than only 3% of towns
Who lives in Richmond
Richmond 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 Richmond.
Who works in Richmond, and how
Work in Richmond centers on health care & social and wholesale trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Richmond
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Richmond.
What the weather is like in Richmond, month by month
Richmond sees roughly 96 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 59, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and September through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 46° | 37° |
| April | 78° | 64° | 52° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 79° | 66° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Richmond
The nearest airport, Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field), is about 43 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 187 miles away.
The best schools in and around Richmond
Schools across Richmond average an F, better than 1% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- J E Hobbs Elementary SchoolF · 8% proficient
Top middle schools
- Camden School Of Arts TechnologyF · 13% proficient
- Tipton Durant Middle SchoolF · 9% proficient
Top high schools
- Wilcox Central High SchoolF · 6% proficient
- Southside High SchoolF · 4% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Richmond school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Richmond 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 Richmond against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Richmond
Is Richmond a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Richmond ranks 50,152nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, tree cover, and low property taxes, and lowest on the schools and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Richmond safe?
Richmond is safer than 1% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,017 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Richmond?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 59 with lows near 37. That works out to about 96 pleasant days a year, more than 65% of towns.
Compare Richmond with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Richmond. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Richmond 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.
Richmond detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Richmond: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Richmond: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Richmond: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Richmond: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Richmond 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.
- 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.