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483 people live in this town, settled in 1908.
Among 60 Idaho towns, just one has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Richfield. Richfield has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Birdie Boussuet Farm and Tom Byrne House. Richfield has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 158 in 1910, a low of 158 in 1910, 431 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 3 maps from 1955 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Richfield, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Richfield.
The FEMA hazard score for Richfield comes to 80 of 100, where Idaho’s towns sit at 49 of 100 and U.S. towns at 44 of 100. FEMA puts 42% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to wildfires, and 39% to inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its one school is below. Public schools: the Richfield District. 208 students attend the town’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richfield SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 208 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts
The typical journey to work for Richfield comes to 29 minutes, above both the Idaho town median (20 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). For most workers, Richfield is a place to come home to: only 4% work in town. Jobs based in Richfield grew to 111 in 2023, 27 more than in 2013. 16% of residents live below the poverty line here.
| Richfield | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.7% | 22% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $67,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The range runs from 16° on a January night to 89° on a July afternoon, with about 29 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Only 6 of the 60 Idaho towns we compare have a higher share of adults who smoke cigarettes than Richfield. The share of adults in Richfield who report frequent physical distress: 16%. In Richfield, just over a fifth of adults say their health is fair or poor, and 73% had a checkup this year.
| Richfield | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 8.1% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 18% | 19% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 73% | 79% |
| What stands out | Richfield | ID |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 15.5% | 12% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.5% | 6.6% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 16.1% | 12.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Richfield’s midpoint rent is $761 a month. 77% of Richfield households own their home.
| Richfield | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $761 a month | $1,117 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 77% | 70% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
None within 15 miles of Richfield; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Richfield residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Idaho.
Where Richfield’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
4 places in Richfield on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Idaho, United States
Richfield is a city in Lincoln County, Idaho, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, Richfield had a population of 431.
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Richfield has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
