RichmondQuebec
In Quebec, this town has 3,419 residents. Statistics Canada places it in the Le Val-Saint-François census division.
Is Richmond a good place to live?
With a B+ overall, Richmond is better than three quarters of Canadian towns. That places it #223 of 499 in Quebec. Health is where it shines (A−). The catch is cost of living (C).
This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Safety is the Sûreté du Québec unit's figure for the whole MRC. No School Grade: this province doesn't publish comparable results school by school. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.
How Richmond grades
Each subject compares Richmond with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Richmond stand out
The 3 things Richmond does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Richmond.
Less long-term illness in Richmond’s health region: 14% on the three conditions, the typical Canadian town 17%
About as many adults call their health very good or excellent here as across Quebec, 57% against 57%. Life expectancy at birth in the region is 82.9 years, about level with Quebec’s towns (82.5) and above Canadian towns (81.5). For Richmond itself the measure is access, and it lags: 21 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Richmond | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| Very good or excellent health | 57% | 56% | 52% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 82.9 | 82.5 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Health survey and life expectancy: one figure for all of the Région de l'Estrie
Richmond gets an A− for safety
The index for the force that serves it came to 45, below Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67) alike. Its police area records 11.1 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. What’s more, violent crime in the area its police cover: 10.5 per 1,000 people a year. Figures for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 are published for Val-Saint-François MRC as a whole, not for Richmond alone.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Richmond | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 11.1 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 45 | 56 | 67 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
The median home in Richmond costs just 3.7 years of household income, against 4.7 in the typical Canadian town
Owners put the median home at $190,000, lower than both Quebec’s towns ($300,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 14% of households, higher than Quebec’s towns (13%) yet lower than Canadian towns (18%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Richmond | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value, 2021 | $190,000 | $300,000 | $406,000 |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 14% | 13% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 19% | 18% | 20% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020.
Trips to work from Richmond are shorter than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 22 min on average
The car took 89% of commuters, near both Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Richmond | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 22 min | 27 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 89% | 90% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
Wet weather: 1,070 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Richmond, more than on 79% of Canadian towns
A normal winter brings 229 cm of snow, above both Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). July is the wettest month, with 109 mm of rain and snow on average. Most of the snow comes in December, about 60 cm.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Richmond | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 229 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| Precipitation a year | 1,070 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
| Days with frost a year | 170 | 161 | 159 |
| July afternoon high | 25.6°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Richmond)
Richmond is on the Sentier de l'Estrie, Zone Richmond
Of the land within 10 km, 0.7% has protected status, below Quebec’s towns (4.9%) and Canadian towns (2.3%) alike. National parks are all over 100 km off. CPCAD lists 4 protected areas within 10 km. The nearest provincial park, Mont-Orford National Park (Québec), is 28 km away.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Richmond | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.7% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 0 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Expect November days around 6°C in Richmond, nights around −3°C
Rain and snow over a typical November come to 80 mm. Snowfall in a normal November: 14 cm. A normal December brings highs of −1°C, lows of −10°C. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 26°C and January nights −15°C.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −3°C | −13°C | 250 mm |
| Spring | 11°C | −1°C | 236 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 13°C | 310 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 3°C | 274 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Richmond); the forecast is on the Weather page
Kevin Stoddard is mayor of Richmond
The riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) covering Richmond is Richmond—Arthabaska, and Eric Lefebvre (Conservative Party of Canada) represents it in the House of Commons.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Richmond’s public library is Bibliotheque De Richmond
From the centre of Richmond, it is 0.6 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Richmond is more bilingual than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 47% speak both languages
Retirement age and beyond: 27% of residents are 65 or older. Children under 15 make up 15%, below both Quebec’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (16%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 50.0% of Richmond
Census 2021 put women at 1,630 and men at 1,630; women are 50.9% of Canada.
| Richmond | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 59% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 27% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 29% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 46% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Flood mapping exists for Richmond: 1 on record, latest by Gouvernement du Québec
For earthquakes Richmond is middling, $0.056 a year per $1,000 against $0.030 for the typical town. Radon around Richmond is ordinary for Canada: 7.3% of tested homes over the guideline (6.6% typical). Richmond doesn’t get its own radon tests figures; the ones here come from the Estrie health region.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Richmond | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.056 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
| Radon tests above the guideline | 7.3% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Richmond has 2 English-language schools among its 3
Counting a 3 km margin, Richmond has 2 elementary schools and 1 secondary school.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École du Plein-CoeurIn RichmondElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| École secondaire régionale de Richmond EnglishIn RichmondSecondary | Secondary | – | English public |
| École primaire Saint-Françis EnglishTeaches in EnglishElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Richmond | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · The schools grade is given only where results are open; in Quebec, the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
An older town: 54% of Richmond’s homes predate 1961
The record has a heritage railway station and a municipal citation. The earliest construction date, 1859, belongs to Bureau d'enregistrement de Richmond. Inside the town the registers count 3 historic places; one is a top designation.
Historic places by designation · inside the town
| Heritage | Richmond | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 54% | 21% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Everything we know about Richmond
Musée de l'auto ancienne de Richmond and 3 more in and around Richmond
What there is to see in Richmond and within a short drive, starting with the places most people have heard of.
MuseumCentre d'interprétation de l'ardoisein townMuseumMuseumMusée Autos Anciennesin townMuseumMuseumRichmond County Historical Society Museum200 m outside town, to the southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Centre d'interprétation de l'ardoise: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from Richmond
7 notable people were born in Richmond.
Photo credits
Sylvain Lefebvre: Håkan Dahlström, CC BY 2.0 · Sylvie Massicotte: Véro Boncompagni, CC BY-SA 3.0
About Richmond
Town in Quebec
Statistics Canada treats Richmond as a single census subdivision in Quebec, and TownRatings keeps to that line.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 3,419 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Le Val-Saint-François
- Census subdivision
- 2442098
Richmond’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 3,419 | — | B+ | C | A− | A− |
| Cleveland | 1,624 | 2.6 | — | A | A− | A− |
| Melbourne | 1,128 | 2.7 | — | — | A− | A− |
| Durham-Sud | 1,041 | 14 | — | A− | C+ | B+ |
| Windsor | 5,368 | 15 | A | B+ | A− | A− |
| Saint-Félix-de-Kingsey | 1,550 | 15 | — | A− | C+ | B+ |
| Saint-François-Xavier-de-Brompton | 2,650 | 16 | A | B+ | A− | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Richmond
Do people in Richmond speak French?
Yes: this is Quebec. 44.9% of residents speak only French and 47% speak both French and English (Canadian towns’ median: 8%).
What kind of homes are in Richmond?
44% of homes are single-detached houses, against 64% for the median of Canadian towns, and 0% are in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. A household averages 2 people; 44% are one person living alone.
Is Richmond growing?
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it went from 3,232 to 3,259 residents (up 0.8%; Canadian towns’ median: 4.1%), and Statistics Canada now estimates 3,419.
Is Richmond a young town or an old one?
The median resident is 48.8 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 15% are under 15 and 27% are 65 or over.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).