Best PlacesRichmond West, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Richmond West, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Richmond West ranks 1,612th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Richmond West
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 West's strengths and weaknesses
Where Richmond West ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 99% of cities
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of cities
- Local economyBetter than 96% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of cities
- BikingBetter than 80% of cities
Where Richmond West ranks low
- Short commute40.6 minutes each way, better than only 1% of cities
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 3% of cities
- Heat safetyBetter than only 8% of cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 9% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than only 10% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Richmond West
A household needs to earn about $132,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Richmond West home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $102,083, 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 Richmond West's effective rate of 0.74%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Richmond West
Richmond West runs older than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Richmond West.
Who works in Richmond West, and how
Work in Richmond West centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Richmond West
Richmond West has more parkland per resident than 77% of cities. The coast is about 15 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Richmond West and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Richmond West, month by month
Richmond West sees roughly 91 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 79, with lows near 57. The comfortable stretch runs November through March.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 79° | 67° | 57° |
| April | 87° | 77° | 66° |
| July | 93° | 84° | 76° |
| October | 88° | 79° | 72° |
Flying in and out of Richmond West
Miami International sits about 15 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 26.2 million passengers in 2025, with 233 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Richmond West
Schools across Richmond West average a B+, better than 72% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Norma Butler Bossard Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Jack David Gordon Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Miami Heights Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Herbert A. Ammons Middle SchoolA+ · 77% proficient
- Jorge Mas Canosa Middle SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Richmond Heights Middle SchoolC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Richmond West school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Richmond West 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 West against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Richmond West suits
Common questions about living in Richmond West
Is Richmond West a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Richmond West ranks 1,612th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on few empty homes, state infrastructure, and a strong job market, and lowest on long commutes 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 Richmond West expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $508,339. The overall cost of living runs about 16% above the national average. Set against a $102,083 median income, cost of living beats 36% of cities.
Is Richmond West safe?
Richmond West is safer than 23% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $258 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Richmond West?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 79 with lows near 57. That works out to about 91 pleasant days a year, more than 54% of cities.
Is Richmond West good for families?
Schools beat 72% of cities, crime safety beats 23%, and childcare runs $844 a month.
Compare Richmond West with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Richmond West. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Richmond West 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 West detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Richmond West: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Richmond West: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Richmond West: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Richmond West: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Richmond West 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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