Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It counts 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Richmondville’s best subject grade is an A for history; its weakest is a C− for incomes. Richmondville’s median household income is $51,000, where New York’s towns sit at $82,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. Homes are within reach, about $159K for a typical one, or 1.8 years of the Albany metro’s $88K median household income. Its National Register listings include Richmondville United Methodist Church and Bunn-Tillapaugh Feed Mill. Richmondville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Richmondville beats most towns.
Census counts: 1,666 in 1850, 2,466 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1866 and 4 maps from 1904 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Richmondville is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Richmondville, 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 Richmondville.
Richmondville had 317 jobs in 2023, up 38 from 2013. Just 5% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. In Richmondville, the average trip to work is 29 minutes. The top destinations are Cobleskill (21%), New York (8%) and Albany (5%).
| Richmondville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 15% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.9% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Cobleskill-Richmondville High School, with 479 students. The public schools here belong to the Cobleskill-Richmondville Central School District.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph B Radez Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades 3–6 | Grades 3–6 | 327 | B− |
| Cobleskill-Richmondville High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 479 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
In Richmondville, the typical July afternoon high is 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in two thirds of U.S. communities. 86% of Richmondville’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding. Flood insurance has paid out on 5 claims locally since 1979.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
15% of Richmondville adults smoke cigarettes. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Richmondville is ahead of New York on 4 and behind on 8.
| Richmondville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 37% | 36% |
| What stands out | Richmondville | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.5% | 14.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.3% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Count the trails in 1 park or preserve and they come to 3.4 miles. The trail network density for Richmondville comes to 0.1 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves locally: one, of 6 acres.
| Richmondville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.5% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Settles Mountain Nature Preserve | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Richmondville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw19 mi MuseumNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum315K visitors a year9 mi CaveHowe Caverns
40 mi WaterfallKaaterskill Falls35 mi LandmarkFort Dayton
38 mi Park & preserveCatskill Park
35 mi Ski areaHunter Mountain62 runs · 1,532 ft verticalNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kaaterskill Falls: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Catskill Park: The original uploader was Daniel Case at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hunter Mountain: The original uploader was Daniel Case at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Richmondville
About 6 of every 100 Richmondville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
Where Richmondville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in New York, United States
Richmondville is a town in Schoharie County, New York, United States. The population was 2,466 at the 2020 census. The town name was adapted from the name of a post office in its territory. The Town of Richmondville has within itself a village called Richmondville. The town is at the western border of the county and is northeast of Oneonta.
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5 towns share a border with Richmondville.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmondville | — | — | B+ | — | C+ | B− |
| Summit | — | — | A+ | — | C+ | B− |
| Cobleskill | #395 | B− | B− | — | C+ | B+ |
| Seward | — | — | A− | — | C+ | B+ |
| Worcester | — | — | B+ | — | D | B− |
| Fulton | — | — | A− | — | B− | B |
Richmondville, Summit, Seward, Worcester and Fulton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Richmondville, Summit, Cobleskill, Seward, Worcester and Fulton report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Richmondville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
It counts 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Not for the 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+.
2 notable people were born here, including Thomas J. Van Alstyne and James R. Tanner.
