Richmond HeightsFL
The town was settled in 1951 and has 9,992 residents today.
Is Richmond Heights a good place to live?
The picture is mixed. Its lowest grade is for cost of living (D) — the typical home is worth about $378K, 4.9 years of the Miami metro’s $77K median household income. With a C overall, Richmond Heights sits 373rd of 634 in Florida. That leaves it better than 28% of U.S. towns. Walkability is its strong suit (A−): it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 83% of U.S. towns. Richmond Heights Pioneer Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places. Richmond Heights’ January low is 59°F, where Florida’s towns sit at 51°F and U.S. towns at 22°F.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · National Register of Historic Places · NOAA normals, 1991–2020.
What makes Richmond Heights stand out
Where Richmond Heights beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Frank Crawford Martin K-8 Center | PK–8 | 611 |
| Lincoln-Marti School | PK–4 | 42 |
| His Loving Hands Christian Academy | PK–K | 23 |
99% of working residents leave Richmond Heights for work
Where Richmond Heights’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Richmond Heights grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Richmond Heights is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Hard Rock Stadium and 64 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Richmond Heights. Close and well known come first.
Big draw24 mi Stadium & arenaHard Rock Stadium
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaNu Stadium
8 mi National ParkEverglades National Park778K visitors a year
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaKaseya Center
14 mi Stadium & arenaLoanDepot Park
4 mi National ParkBiscayne National Park487K visitors a yearPhoto credits
Hard Rock Stadium: elisfkc2, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Nu Stadium: Cuban Boy, CC0 · Everglades National Park: Everglades NPS from Homestead, Florida, United States, Public domain · Kaseya Center: jjron, GFDL 1.2 · LoanDepot Park: Roberto Coquis, CC BY 2.0 · Biscayne National Park: National Park Service, Public domain
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Moving to Richmond Heights: who provides what
Richmond Heights is unincorporated, so Miami-Dade 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 17, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Richmond Heights.
Richmond Heights has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and sends most of its workers to Miami and beyond, but it has many renters stretched by housing costs.
Most people working in Richmond Heights commute elsewhere
Richmond Heights has 383 jobs for its 3,925 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Richmond Heights: 6.9% of workers work remotely from home. Most people who work leave Richmond Heights to do it: just 1% work in town. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs locally rose by 45, to 383. For Richmond Heights, the average trip to work is 31 minutes.
| Richmond Heights | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 6.9% | 14% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 5% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 11% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Richmond Heights’ schools rank ahead of 72% of Florida districts
The largest public high school is Coral Reef Senior High School, with 3,399 students. Below: Two of its 7 schools, each with why it was picked. Its public schools are run by the Miami-Dade school district.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Crawford Martin K-8 CenterLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 611 | B |
| Coral Reef Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 8–12 | Grades 8–12 | 3,399 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Top of a high hazard risk in Richmond Heights: inland flooding
Half of Richmond Heights’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 36%. FEMA expects more storm and flood damage locally than in 77% of U.S. communities. Federal aid has come to Richmond Heights households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2017.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Health in Richmond Heights trails 69% of U.S. towns
18% of adults have diabetes in Richmond Heights. The town does better than the Florida average on 2 of 31 CDC measures and worse on 14.
| Richmond Heights | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 14% | 8.1% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 15% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 23% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Richmond Heights | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6% | 9.1% |
| Fewer adults with depression | 13.3% | 17.1% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 29.4% | 16.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expect mild winters and hot summers in Richmond Heights
The Hialeah weather station, 14 miles away, records that about 91 days a year reach 90°, more than in 96% of U.S. towns. January nights average 59°, milder than in 100% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90.3°.
Snowfall is close to zero. For Richmond Heights, the typical July afternoon high is 90°F.
| Richmond Heights | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 59°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 90°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
1.9% of the land in Richmond Heights is protected from building
Parks and preserves in Richmond Heights: 4, covering 19 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sgt. Joseph Delancy Park | — | 10 |
| 2. Ferguson Park | — | 6 |
| 3. Walter A.White Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in Richmond Heights sell for about $500K
89.8% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 60.1% across Florida.
On the market in Richmond Heights: a median 43 days to sell. Richmond Heights’ midpoint rent stands at $1,801 a month. Sellers in Richmond Heights got 96.2% of the asking price, typically.
| Richmond Heights | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,801 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 71% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Richmond Heights
Colleges nearby
14 within 15 miles of the center of Richmond Heights
About 9 of every 100 Richmond Heights residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
About Richmond Heights
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
Richmond Heights is a census-designated place (CDP) in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. The population was 8,944 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 1.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 10 ft
- Area code
- 305
Richmond Heights’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Richmond Heights.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond Heights | #373 | C | D | — | B+ | C |
| Kendall | #106 | B | D− | — | B+ | B+ |
| Three Lakes | #103 | B | D− | — | B+ | A− |
Richmond Heights, Kendall and Three Lakes report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Richmond Heights with a neighbor →
Questions about Richmond Heights
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Richmond Heights, FL a good place to live?
Richmond Heights grades C overall, better than 28% of U.S. towns and #373 of 634 in Florida. It grades C for health and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Richmond Heights, FL expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $378,000, 1% above the Florida 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.