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A town of 8,941, settled in 1843.
Richfield Township grades B− overall, ranked 427th of 697 in Michigan, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. It reports less crime per resident than 80% of U.S. towns and its schools outperform 76% of the state's. On the other side, homes are expensive, about $220K for a typical one and 3.5 times the Flint metro’s $62K median household income. 11% of the land in Richfield Township is conserved, above both Michigan’s towns (4.4%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). On civic life, just 110 of Michigan’s 1,265 towns do worse. The biggest place to walk is Richfield County Park, 869 acres with 6.1 miles of trail.
Where Richfield Township beats most towns.
Where Richfield Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Richfield Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and 4 maps from 1920 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Richfield Township, 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 Township.
Richfield Township sends most of its workers to Flint and beyond and sees little violent crime.
24 miles of trail in 9 parks and preserves. Richfield Township’s trail density is 0.7 miles per square mile, above the Michigan town median (0.3) and near the median of U.S. towns (0.4).
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hogbacks Area | 6.8 mi | 439 |
| 2. Richfield County Park | 6.1 mi | 869 |
| 3. Genessee County Recreational Area | 5.5 mi | 430 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Davison Community Schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siple Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 381 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Violent crime is rare: 10 reported in 2025, 1.1 per 1,000 residents.
The property crime rate in Richfield Township is 5.8 per 1,000 residents.
| Richfield Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 5.8 per 1,000 residents | 8 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.1 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Richfield Township has 690 jobs for its 3,628 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Richfield Township for work: only 3% work in town. Richfield Township’s average trip to work is 31 minutes. Since 2011, Richfield Township has added 85 jobs, to 690 in 2021.
| Richfield Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 6.1% | 10% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.8% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $83,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Richfield Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 16° and about 34 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 64% of U.S. communities. Since 1985, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Richfield Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Richfield Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 28% of Richfield Township adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Richfield Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Richfield Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.9% |
| More adults with arthritis | 31.9% | 29.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Richfield Township. Close and well known come first.
40 mi MuseumUSS Edson
9 mi MuseumSloan Museum6 mi MuseumCrossroads Village (Michigan)
9 mi MuseumFlint Institute of Arts
10 mi MuseumRobert J. Whaley House
40 mi MuseumSaginaw Valley Naval Ship MuseumUSS Edson: U.S. Navy, Public domain · Sloan Museum: Amancour, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Flint Institute of Arts: Blueskiesfalling at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Robert J. Whaley House: kennethaw88, CC BY 4.0 · Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum: John McCullough, CC BY-SA 2.5
3 within 15 miles of the center of Richfield Township
About 2 of every 100 Richfield Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Richfield Township is a civil township of Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 8,991 at the 2020 census, up from 8,730 at the 2010 census.
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4 towns share a border with Richfield Township.
It grades higher overall than all 4 graded towns on its borders; Oregon Township (C+) comes closest. Forest Township next door grades lower for schools (C+ to Richfield Township’s A−) and higher for cost of living (B to C−).
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richfield Township | #427 | B− | C− | A− | A− | C+ |
| Genesee Township | #685 | D− | B | D | C | D− |
| Davison Township | #492 | C+ | C− | B | A− | C+ |
| Forest Township | #545 | C | B | — | C+ | C |
| Oregon Township | #434 | C+ | A | — | B | C+ |
Forest Township and Oregon Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Richfield Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Richfield Township grades B− overall, better than 46% of U.S. towns and #427 of 697 in Michigan. It grades C+ for health, A− for safety and A− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
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