Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Richfield grades A− overall, 203rd among Ohio's 987 graded towns. Natural-hazard risk is low. Its schools rank ahead of 95% of Ohio towns and the median household earns $83K. The trade-off is money: the typical home is worth about $503K, 7 years of the Akron metro’s $72K median household income. Richfield’s median age is 55 years, above both Ohio’s towns (41.7 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). On health, just 141 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do better. Orson Minot Oviatt House is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Richfield beats most towns.
Where Richfield’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Richfield is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for hazard risk (better than 98% of comparable towns) to D for cost of living (better than 13%), so the A− overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 3,228 in 1970, 3,729 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1885 and 5 maps from 1903 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 draw19 mi MuseumRock and Roll Hall of Fame580K visitors a year
in town National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
Big draw31 mi MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame192K visitors a year
Big draw18 mi Stadium & arenaProgressive Field
19 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Field
18 mi Stadium & arenaRocket ArenaRock and Roll Hall of Fame: MusikAnimal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Unknown, Public domain · Pro Football Hall of Fame: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Progressive Field: Jsawczuk, Public domain · Huntington Bank Field: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Rocket Arena: Cards84664, 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 Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Richfield.
Richfield draws workers from Akron and beyond and has less tooth loss than most of Ohio, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Ohio.
At 7 years of the Akron metro’s $72K median household income, the typical home (about $503K) costs more against local pay than in 98% of Ohio towns; that ratio is one input to its D for cost of living.
The typical Richfield home is worth about $503,000, up 3.9% in a year, about twice the Ohio typical home. 85% of households own their home in Richfield.
| Richfield | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 85% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,210 a month | $943 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
5.2 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Furnace Run Metro Park, 138 acres with 1 miles of trail.
| Richfield | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.1% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Furnace Run Metro Park | 1 mi | 138 |
| 2. Cuyahoga Valley National Park | — | 83 |
| 3. Babb's Orchard Park | — | 13 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
7,140 jobs are based in Richfield, 4 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
Most working residents leave Richfield for work: only 7% work in town. 19% of Richfield workers work from home. Since 2013, Richfield has added 897 jobs, to 7,140 in 2023.
| Richfield | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 19% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.4% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $83,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Richfield’s FEMA risk score is 3 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its widest gap with Ohio is tooth loss: 5.9% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 15.3% statewide.
Richfield beats the Ohio average on 21 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| Richfield | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 16% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 33% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 28% | 25% |
| What stands out | Richfield | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.9% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.8% | 14.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.4% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Richfield has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Richfield is 83°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
4 within 15 miles of the center of Richfield
About 3 of every 100 Richfield residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Village in Ohio, United States
Richfield is a village in Summit County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,729 at the 2020 census. It is located midway between Akron and Cleveland and is part of the Akron metropolitan area.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Richfield grades A− overall, better than 82% of U.S. towns and #203 of 987 in Ohio. It grades A− for health and A+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. 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 Derf and Frank Pixley.
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