Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Richfield’s subject grades are an A− for cost of living and an A+ for history; the weakest is a C− for hazard risk. 18% of residents live below the poverty line in Richfield, where New York’s towns sit at 9.5% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Its National Register listings include Baker Octagon Barn and US Post Office-Richfield Springs. Richfield has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Richfield beats most towns.
The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2023.
8 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Richfield is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
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 Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Richfield.
Most working residents leave Richfield for work: only 11% work in town. Richfield’s average trip to work is 31 minutes, against 25 minutes in New York’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. The median household income in Richfield is $60,000.
| Richfield | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $60,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Richfield Springs Central School District. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richfield Springs Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 231 | C+ |
| Richfield Springs Junior/Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 189 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 71% of U.S. communities. Since 1993, 15 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Richfield.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Richfield’s July high is 78°F. Richfield has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Richfield beats the New York average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15. 16% of Richfield adults report frequent physical distress.
| Richfield | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 25% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Richfield | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.1% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.4% | 14.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.6% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.2 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Exeter State Forest, at 311 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Exeter State Forest | — | 311 |
| 2. Richfield Springs Municipal Park | — | 12 |
| 3. Deowongo Island | 0.2 mi | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Richfield. Close and well known come first.
Big draw12 mi MuseumNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum315K visitors a year13 mi LandmarkFort Dayton
32 mi National MonumentFort Stanwix National Monument78K visitors a year35 mi CaveHowe Caverns
20 mi Stadium & arenaUtica Memorial Auditorium
20 mi MuseumMunson-Williams-Proctor Arts InstituteNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Stanwix National Monument: NPS photo, Public domain · Utica Memorial Auditorium: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Richfield
About 6 of every 100 Richfield residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
2,388 counted in 2010 and 2,065 in 2020; an estimated 2,052 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
8 places in Richfield on the National Register of Historic Places.
3 notable people were born in Richfield.
Town in Otsego County, New York, US
Richfield is a town located in Otsego County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 2,065. The Town of Richfield is located at the northern border of the county.
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8 towns share a border with Richfield.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richfield | — | — | A− | — | B− | C+ |
| Plainfield | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Winfield | — | — | A | — | B− | B− |
| Warren | — | — | B− | — | C+ | B− |
| Richfield Springs | — | — | A | — | B− | C |
| Otsego | #446 | C+ | D | — | B | A− |
| Exeter | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Columbia | — | — | B+ | — | C+ | B− |
Richfield, Winfield, Warren, Richfield Springs and Columbia have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Richfield, Winfield, Warren, Richfield Springs, Otsego and Columbia report no FBI crime data of their own. Plainfield and Exeter aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Richfield with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $146,000, 72% below the New York typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
3 notable people were born here, including Orville Robinson and Anson G. Henry.
