Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Richmond's standout: it reports less crime per resident than 99% of U.S. towns. Overall it grades B+, 40th of 142 graded towns in Maine. It has 41 miles of trail. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 92% of U.S. towns, with 3 places on the National Register. Richmond’s trail density is 1.3 miles per square mile, where Maine’s towns sit at 0.7 and U.S. towns at 0.4. The biggest park or preserve is Merrymeeting Bay Wildlife Management Area, at 1,197 acres. Among 79 Maine towns, just 2 have a lower property crime rate than Richmond.
Where Richmond beats most towns.
Coastal flooding makes up 10% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maine), ordered by how far Richmond is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,308 in 1830, a low of 1,308 in 1830, 3,522 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1865 and 4 maps from 1892 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Richmond. Close and well known come first.
39 mi LighthousePortland Head Light
37 mi LandmarkFort Gorges
25 mi LighthousePemaquid Point Light26 mi LandmarkSpirit Pond runestones
19 mi GardenCoastal Maine Botanical GardensPortland Head Light: Aniarku, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Gorges: Dirk Ingo Franke, CC BY 3.0 · Pemaquid Point Light: WestportWiki, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: CMBG editor, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Richmond, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Richmond.
Richmond is healthier than towns with similar incomes, sees little violent crime and gets more snow than most of the country, though not than most of Maine.
On this, Richmond is against 4.7% in Maine’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Richmond Town Forest | 0.8 mi | 137 |
| 2. Merrymeeting Bay Wildlife Management Area | 0.1 mi | 1,197 |
| 3. Peacock Beach Park | 0.1 mi | 27 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Richmond Public Schools. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcia Buker SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 214 | – |
| Richmond High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 122 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
Violent crime is rare: 1 reported in 2025, 0.3 per 1,000 residents.
The violent crime rate in Richmond is 0.3 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Richmond’s average trip to work is 29 minutes. Jobs based in Richmond fell to 583 in 2023, 61 fewer than in 2013. Most working residents leave Richmond for work: only 8% work in town.
| Richmond | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $66,000 | $78,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 7.7% | 12% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Gardiner weather station, 7 miles away, records that 69 inches of snow fall in a normal winter: more than most of the country, but less than 81% of Maine places with climate records. The Gardiner weather station, 7 miles away, records that about 5 days a year reach 90°: fewer than most of the country, but more than 79% of Maine places with climate records.
Richmond has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 79° and January nights drop to 11°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Richmond home is worth about $334,000, up 3.4% in a year, 19% below the Maine typical home. 70% of Richmond households own their home.
| Richmond | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 70% | 81% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,077 a month | $1,108 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
16% of residents are 65 or older in Richmond. Among 143 Maine towns, just 4 have a lower median age than Richmond. 23% of residents are under 18 in Richmond.
| Richmond | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36.9 years | 45 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 22% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 23% | 18% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 32% | 29% |
46% women, 54% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.8 points. Across Maine, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Richmond | ME | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.5% | 9.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.5% | 8.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.4% | 8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.8% | 12% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.4% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.7% | 15.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.5% | 13.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.1% | 8.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.4% | 5.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.3% | 30.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 23% | 18.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.5% | 10.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 27.1% | 22.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.8% | 13.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,600, single groups can be off by several points
Against the 10,066 U.S. towns with household incomes like Richmond’s, it is healthier than 72%, so its B− isn’t only a matter of income.
Richmond tracks Maine closely on all 32 CDC measures.
| Richmond | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 27% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 33% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 33% | 35% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Richmond.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Richmond; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Richmond residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Maine.
Where Richmond’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 places in Richmond on the National Register of Historic Places.
3 notable people were born in Richmond.
Town in Maine, United States
Richmond is a town in Sagadahoc County, Maine, United States. The population was 3,522 at the 2020 census. The town contains the census-designated place of the same name. It is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area, situated at the head of Merrymeeting Bay. Richmond is located adjacent to the 2,019 acre state-owned and managed Steve Powell Wildlife Management Area on Swan Island, a wildlife sanctuary and tourist area listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Swan Island is a major wildlife tourist attraction for the town, especially during the summer. Richmond is also known for its collection of Greek Revival homes, unique for the area.
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5 towns share a border with Richmond.
It grades higher overall than all 4 graded towns on its borders; Bowdoin (B+) comes closest.
| Town | ME rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | #40 | B+ | B− | A+ | — | B− |
| Litchfield | #91 | C | B− | — | C− | B− |
| Dresden | — | — | C+ | — | B | B |
| Bowdoin | #41 | B+ | B | — | A− | B |
| Pittston | #92 | C | B− | — | B− | B− |
| Bowdoinham | #80 | C+ | C | — | A− | B |
Dresden has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Litchfield, Dresden, Bowdoin, Pittston and Bowdoinham report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Richmond with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Richmond grades B+ overall, better than 69% of U.S. towns and #40 of 142 in Maine. It grades B− for health and A+ for safety.
That is 3.6 years of the area's median household income ($92,175 across the Portland-South Portland, ME metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
3 notable people were born here, including De Alva S. Alexander and J. Wilder Tasker.
