Best PlacesWest Richfield, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around West 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.
West Richfield ranks 361st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in West 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.
West Richfield's strengths and weaknesses
Where West Richfield ranks high
- School gradeA+, better than 99% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Household income$160,673 median, better than 98% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 98% of towns
Where West Richfield ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,273 a month, better than only 11% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 13% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 20% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 25% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in West Richfield
A household needs to earn about $172,000 a year to comfortably buy the median West Richfield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $160,673; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 West Richfield's effective rate of 1.38%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in West Richfield
West Richfield runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for West Richfield.
Who works in West Richfield, and how
Work in West Richfield centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in West Richfield
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across West Richfield.
What the weather is like in West Richfield, month by month
West Richfield sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 30° | 23° |
| April | 63° | 50° | 40° |
| July | 86° | 76° | 65° |
| October | 69° | 57° | 47° |
Flying in and out of West Richfield
Cleveland-Hopkins International sits about 14 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 4.9 million passengers in 2025, with 72 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around West Richfield
Schools across West Richfield average an A+, better than 99% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hinckley Elementary SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
Top middle schools
- Revere Middle SchoolA+ · 81% proficient
- Highland Middle SchoolA+ · 78% proficient
Top high schools
- Revere High SchoolA+ · 84% proficient
- Highland High SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every West Richfield school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
West 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 West Richfield against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in West Richfield
Is West Richfield a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, West Richfield ranks 361st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on good schools, what local pay buys, and few empty homes, and lowest on noise and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is West Richfield expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $610,377. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $160,673 median income, cost of living beats 99% of towns.
Is West Richfield safe?
Yes, West Richfield is safer than 84% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $179 per resident a year.
Compare West Richfield with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to West Richfield. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in West 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.
West Richfield detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for West Richfield: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in West Richfield: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of West Richfield: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in West Richfield: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
West 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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