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New Richmond gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $307K, 3.8 years of the Cincinnati metro’s $81K median household income. It grades B+ overall, 363rd among Ohio's 987 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 81% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top, and CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 76% of the country. On the plus side, it reports less crime per resident than 91% of U.S. towns. New Richmond has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Ross-Gowdy House. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 80% of U.S. towns. Among 313 Ohio towns, just 9 have a lower property crime rate than New Richmond.
Where New Richmond beats most towns.
Ross-Gowdy House
Its founding year, 1778, is the earliest of any Ohio town we grade.
Census counts: 391 in 1820, 2,727 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1995 and 2 maps from 1936 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far New Richmond is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around New Richmond. Close and well known come first.
Big draw25 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
Big draw30 mi Theme parkArk Encounter
15 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
15 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
17 mi Stadium & arenaNippert Stadium
16 mi Stadium & arenaTQL StadiumKings Island: Eli Duke from Portland, OR, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Ark Encounter: OlinEJ, CC0 · Paycor Stadium: JonRidinger, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Great American Ball Park: Eric Kilby profile at Flickr website, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Nippert Stadium: Ben Levin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · TQL Stadium: Cornfield948, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in New Richmond, 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 New Richmond.
New Richmond sees little violent crime, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Ohio (mostly inland flooding).
Violent crime is rare: 2 reported in 2025, 0.7 per 1,000 residents.
At 0.7 per 1,000 residents, New Richmond’s violent crime rate is against 1.2 in Ohio’s towns and 1.6 across U.S. towns.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 98% of Ohio towns; that rating is what its D for hazard risk is built on. 317 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 14 properties have flooded more than once.
Since 1978, 317 flood insurance claims have been paid out in New Richmond.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
20% of New Richmond adults smoke cigarettes, where Ohio’s towns sit at 16% and U.S. towns at 14%. 28% of New Richmond adults have been diagnosed with depression. New Richmond beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3.
| New Richmond | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | New Richmond | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 19.8% | 15.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.8% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 55.9% | 62.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave New Richmond for work: only 4% work in town. Since 2013, New Richmond has lost 53 jobs, to 565 in 2023. The top destinations are Cincinnati (18%), Union Township (5%) and Blue Ash (4%).
| New Richmond | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.3% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
New Richmond’s median rent is $738 a month. The typical New Richmond home is worth about $307,000, up 3.2% in a year, 25% above the Ohio typical home.
| New Richmond | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $738 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 72% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
New Richmond has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in New Richmond is 87°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Children under 18 are 30% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 33% of residents (38% statewide). New Richmond has grown 4.1% since 2020, to 2,842 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 27% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
| New Richmond | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36.1 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 27% | 24% | 29% |
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.5 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women. Among residents 55 to 64, 70% are men (OH 49%).
| New Richmond | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.5% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 16.6% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.1% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.2% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.3% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.8% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.6% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.9% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.1% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.2% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.3% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.5% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.3% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.7% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,800, single groups can be off by several points
| New Richmond | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.1% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. River Promenade Park | 0.1 mi | 10 |
| 2. Ruben E. Willis Ballpark | — | 8 |
| 3. Elko Memorial Dog Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
3 within 15 miles of the center of New Richmond
About 8 of every 100 New Richmond residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Where New Richmond’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
4 notable people were born in New Richmond.
Village in Clermont County, Ohio, United States
New Richmond, also known as New Richmond on the Ohio, is a village in Ohio and Pierce townships in Clermont County, Ohio, United States, founded in 1814, along the Ohio River. The population was 2,727 at the 2020 census.
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2 towns share a border with New Richmond.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Richmond | #363 | B+ | B+ | A | B+ | C− |
| Pierce Township | #381 | B+ | B− | B+ | B− | B− |
| Ohio Township | #647 | B− | B+ | — | B+ | C |
Ohio Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare New Richmond with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. New Richmond grades B+ overall, better than 69% of U.S. towns and #363 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C− for health, A for safety and B+ for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
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+.
4 notable people were born here, including Albert P. Forsythe and Hugh L. Nichols.
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