North RichmondCA
A town of 3,855.
What should you know before moving to North Richmond?
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 94% of U.S. communities, with earthquakes at the top. Overall it grades C−, 464th of 841 graded towns in California. The median household earns $101K and it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 88% of U.S. towns. Its weakest subject is cost of living: homes are expensive, about $624K for a typical one and 4.6 times the San Francisco metro’s $136K median household income. North Richmond’s July high is 74°F, against 89°F in California’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.
What makes North Richmond stand out
Where North Richmond beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
North Richmond has grown 12% from 2010 to 2020
3,717 counted in 2010 and 4,175 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How North Richmond grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far North Richmond is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for jobs and income (better than 96% of comparable towns) to D− for hazard risk (better than 3%), so the C− overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary and 197 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around North Richmond. Close and well known come first.
Big draw10 mi MuseumAlcatraz Federal Penitentiary
Big draw12 mi LandmarkLombard Street
Big draw14 mi MuseumUSS Hornet
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaChase Center
Big draw13 mi GardenPresidio of San Francisco
Big draw13 mi Stadium & arenaOracle ParkPhoto credits
Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary: druchoy, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Lombard Street: The original uploader was Y6y6y6 at English Wikipedia., Public domain · USS Hornet: kitmasterbloke, CC BY 2.0 · Chase Center: Gregory Varnum, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Presidio of San Francisco: Robert Campbell, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Oracle Park: User Coasttocoast on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to North Richmond: who provides what
North Richmond is unincorporated, so Contra Costa County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in North Richmond.
North Richmond has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns, but it trails even towns with similar incomes on health.
Earthquakes leads a very high hazard risk in North Richmond
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Public schools in North Richmond fall behind 64% of California districts
Its public schools are run by the West Contra Costa Unified school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verde ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 341 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
On CDC estimates, North Richmond is less healthy than 76% of U.S. towns
Against the 8,492 U.S. towns with household incomes like North Richmond’s, it is less healthy than 94%, so it trails even them.
North Richmond beats the California average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 17. 41% of adults feel lonely in North Richmond.
| North Richmond | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 36% | 33% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 16% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 66% | 72% | 79% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 9% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | North Richmond | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 3.4% | 6.4% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 17.3% | 20.8% |
| More uninsured adults | 20.1% | 10.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| North Richmond | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.8% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. North Richmond Wetlands | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
In North Richmond, expect mild winters and pleasant summers
January nights average 43.2°, milder than in 96% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 73.5°.
North Richmond has warm winters and cool summers. North Richmond’s January low is 43°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
With 1.2 jobs for every working resident, North Richmond draws in 1,638 commuters
Most working residents leave North Richmond for work: only 2% work in town. The average trip to work in North Richmond is 31 minutes. Since 2013, North Richmond has added 243 jobs, to 1,664 in 2023.
| North Richmond | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.5% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.9% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Median household income | $101,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Homes in North Richmond sell for about $542K
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about North Richmond
Colleges nearby
32 within 15 miles of the center of North Richmond
About 10 of every 100 North Richmond residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
About North Richmond
Census-designated place in California, United States
North Richmond is an unincorporated area in Contra Costa County, California, United States, a census-designated place (CDP) with a population of 4,175 as of the 2020 census, adjacent to and nearly surrounded by the city of Richmond.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 16 ft
- Area code
- 510
North Richmond’s neighbors
One town shares a border with North Richmond.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Richmond | #464 | C− | D | — | C+ | C− |
| Richmond | #605 | D | C− | D | C+ | C+ |
North Richmond reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare North Richmond with a neighbor →
Questions about North Richmond
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is North Richmond, CA a good place to live?
North Richmond grades C− overall, better than 23% of U.S. towns and #464 of 841 in California. It grades C− for health and C+ for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is North Richmond, CA expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $624,000, 18% below the California typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.