Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Richfield's standout: it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 96% of U.S. towns. Overall it grades B, 203rd among Minnesota's 271 graded towns. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 91% of the country and it has 8 miles of trail. Its weakest subject is safety: its crime rate is higher than 75% of U.S. towns, with 72 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. Richfield’s trail density is 1.1 miles per square mile, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 0.5 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Riley Lucas Bartholomew House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Only 9 of the 274 Minnesota towns we compare have a higher January low than Richfield.
Where Richfield beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Richfield is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 866 in 1860, a low of 866 in 1860, 36,994 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1860 and 6 maps from 1896 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Richfield. Close and well known come first.
Big draw7 mi Stadium & arenaU.S. Bank Stadium
8 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Stadium
7 mi Stadium & arenaTarget Field
2 mi Theme parkNickelodeon Universe
10 mi Stadium & arenaGrand Casino Arena
5 mi LakeBde Maka SkaU.S. Bank Stadium: Darb02, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Huntington Bank Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Target Field: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Nickelodeon Universe: Tyler Vigen, CC BY 4.0 · Grand Casino Arena: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bde Maka Ska: Tyler Vigen, CC BY-SA 4.0
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 Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Richfield.
Richfield trades workers with Minneapolis and other neighbors and has colder winter nights than most of the country, though not than most of Minnesota.
7.8 miles of trail in 23 parks and preserves. Wood Lake Nature Center, at 151 acres with 4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wood Lake Nature Center | 4 mi | 151 |
| 2. Veterans Memorial Park | 0.7 mi | 110 |
| 3. Christian Park | 0.7 mi | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Richfield Public School District. Three of its 24 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richfield MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 808 | C |
| Richfield Senior HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,183 | C |
| Seven Hills - Richfield ElementaryTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 303 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MN on state tests and graduation
27% of Richfield adults have obesity, below both Minnesota’s towns (35%) and U.S. towns (35%). 28% of Richfield adults sleep under 7 hours. Richfield beats the Minnesota average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5.
| Richfield | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 35% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 12% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8% | 10% | 12% |
| What stands out | Richfield | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 8% | 10.1% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 18% | 22.3% |
| More uninsured adults | 10.1% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Richfield’s property crime rate is 21.2 per 1,000 residents. Richfield reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 75% report less.
| Richfield | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 21.2 per 1,000 residents | 8.6 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2 per 1,000 residents | 1.1 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 76% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 9 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Richfield.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
January nights average 7.2°: colder than most of the country, but milder than 98% of Minnesota places with climate records; July afternoons average 82.6°.
Richfield has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. About 51 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Richfield has about as many jobs (16,648) as working residents, but only 1,087 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Richfield for work: only 6% work in town. Jobs based in Richfield grew to 16,648 in 2023, 3,216 more than in 2013. 19% of workers work from home in Richfield.
| Richfield | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 19% | 14% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.2% | 9.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.2% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Children under 18 are 18% of residents (23% statewide). 44% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 39% across Minnesota.
| Richfield | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 18% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 44% | 33% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 17% | 18% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.6 points. Across Minnesota, 49.9% of residents are women. Median age: women 40.0, men 38.5.
| Richfield | MN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.8% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.4% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.3% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 17.1% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17.5% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.6% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.3% | 12.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.6% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.5% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.7% | 6.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 19.7% | 23.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.9% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9% | 11.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 31.1% | 25.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.5% | 13.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The typical Richfield home is worth about $343,000, up 1.6% in a year, close to the Minnesota typical home. The median rent in Richfield is $1,393 a month.
| Richfield | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 62% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,393 a month | $1,192 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
28 within 15 miles of the center of Richfield
About 5 of every 100 Richfield residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Minnesota.
City in Minnesota, United States
Richfield is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota. An inner-ring suburb of Minneapolis, Richfield is bordered by Minneapolis to the north, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport and Fort Snelling to the east, Bloomington to the south, and Edina to the west. The population was 36,994 at the 2020 census. Best Buy, the U.S.'s largest electronics retailer, is headquartered in Richfield.
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3 towns share a border with Richfield.
Edina next door grades higher for schools (A+ to Richfield’s C+) and lower for cost of living (D to C+).
| Town | MN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richfield | #203 | B | C+ | C | C+ | A |
| Minneapolis | #262 | C | C | D− | C | A− |
| Bloomington | #225 | B− | C | D | C+ | A |
| Edina | #79 | A | D | B− | A+ | A+ |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Richfield grades B overall, better than 57% of U.S. towns and #203 of 271 in Minnesota. It grades A for health, C for safety and C+ for schools. Safety is its weak spot, with a C.
That is 3.4 years of the area's median household income ($99,833 across the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 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 C+.
