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For most people who can afford it, yes. Richmond Heights grades B overall, 96th among Missouri's 247 graded towns. Its schools outperform 97% of the state's and it is healthier than 96% of U.S. towns. The catch is cost: the typical home is worth about $390K, 4.9 years of the St. Louis metro’s $80K median household income. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 99% of U.S. towns, with 4 places on the National Register. 77% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Richmond Heights, above both the Missouri town median (22%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Only 4 of Missouri’s 213 towns score lower on safety. Its National Register listings include Bellecourt Apartments and Hampton Park.
Where Richmond Heights beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| MRH Elementary | 3–6 | 436 |
| Immacolata School | PK–8 | 322 |
| International Schoolhouse | PK–2 | 99 |
Where Richmond Heights’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Richmond Heights is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for schools (better than 97% of comparable towns) to D− for safety (better than 1%), so the B overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,136 in 1920, a peak of 15,622 in 1960, 9,286 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and 6 maps from 1933 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Richmond Heights. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi State parkCahokia
Big draw8 mi Stadium & arenaThe Dome at America's Center
8 mi Stadium & arenaBusch Stadium
8 mi National ParkGateway Arch National Park2.2M visitors a year
7 mi Stadium & arenaEnterprise Center
20 mi Theme parkMid America AdventureCahokia: Thank You (24 Millions ) views, CC BY 2.0 · The Dome at America's Center: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · Busch Stadium: Lee Ann Ratledge, CC BY 4.0 · Gateway Arch National Park: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Enterprise Center: Haaron755, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mid America Adventure: Chris Hagerman from New Port Richey, FL, US, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Richmond Heights, 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 Richmond Heights.
Richmond Heights has schools in the top 5% of Missouri, draws workers from St. Louis and beyond and has less tooth loss than most of Missouri.
Property crime runs at 61.6 per 1,000 residents, 4 times the Missouri rate, most of it theft. Reported crimes fell from 823 to 600 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Richmond Heights’ property crime rate is 61.6 per 1,000 residents. Richmond Heights reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 99% report less. Richmond Heights’ violent crime rate is 4.6 per 1,000 residents.
| Richmond Heights | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 61.6 per 1,000 residents | 12.4 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.6 per 1,000 residents | 2.2 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its A+ ranks #4 of the 247 Missouri towns we grade for schools. Its A+ for schools comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $390K.
Its public schools are run by the Maplewood-Richmond Heights school district. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| MRH ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades 3–6 | Grades 3–6 | 436 | B+ |
| St. Louis Modern Chinese School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 229 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Missouri is tooth loss: 4.9% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 15.8% statewide.
9.6% of adults report frequent physical distress in Richmond Heights. Among 247 Missouri towns, just 5 have a lower share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Richmond Heights. 14% of adults report frequent mental distress in Richmond Heights.
| Richmond Heights | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.6% | 15% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9% | 17% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Richmond Heights | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.9% | 15.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.6% | 13.7% |
| More binge drinkers | 19.2% | 16.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
11,571 jobs are based in Richmond Heights, 2.5 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here grew from 8,085 in 2013 to 11,571.
Most working residents leave Richmond Heights for work: only 3% work in town. 25% of Richmond Heights workers work from home. Since 2013, Richmond Heights has added 3,486 jobs, to 11,571 in 2023.
| Richmond Heights | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 25% | 9% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.5% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $94,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The median property tax bill is $4,660, against $1,948 across Missouri, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The median rent in Richmond Heights is $1,559 a month. The typical Richmond Heights home is worth about $390,000, up 2.5% in a year, 47% above the Missouri typical home.
| Richmond Heights | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 54% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,559 a month | $970 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Richmond Heights has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 23° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 65% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 10 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Richmond Heights.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. A. B. Green Park | — | 4 |
| 2. Highland Park | 0.1 mi | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
24 within 15 miles of the center of Richmond Heights
About 6 of every 100 Richmond Heights residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Missouri.
4 places in Richmond Heights on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Missouri, United States
Richmond Heights is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri. It is an inner-ring suburb of St. Louis, Missouri, United States. The United States census shows the population grew from 8,603 in 2010 to 9,286 in 2020. According to Robert L. Ramsay, the name was suggested by Robert E. Lee, who thought the topography of the area resembled Richmond, Virginia.
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5 towns share a border with Richmond Heights.
St. Louis next door grades lower for schools (D− to Richmond Heights’s A+) and higher for cost of living (B to D).
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Richmond Heights grades B overall, better than 59% of U.S. towns and #96 of 247 in Missouri. It grades A+ for health, D− for safety and A+ for schools. Safety is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes. Louis, MO-IL 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 D.
2 notable people were born here, including Tim Logush and Kim Victoria Abeles.
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