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Richland Hills grades C− overall, ranked 356th of 640 in Texas, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. On the other side, it reports more crime per resident than 81% of U.S. towns, including 16 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $67K. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: the typical home is worth about $281K, 3.1 years of the Dallas metro’s $90K median household income. Only 31 of Texas’ 1,000 towns score lower on history. Richland Hills’ July high is 96°F, against 95°F in Texas’ towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.
7,801 counted in 2010 and 8,621 in 2020; an estimated 8,529 in 2025.
Growth has leveled off: within 1% of 2020, after 10.5% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Richland Hills is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 7,804 in 1960, 8,621 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2017 and 6 maps from 1931 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Richland Hills. Close and well known come first.
Big draw9 mi Stadium & arenaAT&T Stadium
Big draw9 mi Stadium & arenaGlobe Life Field
10 mi Theme parkSix Flags Over Texas
Big draw27 mi Stadium & arenaCotton Bowl
9 mi Stadium & arenaChoctaw Stadium
Big draw18 mi Stadium & arenaTexas StadiumAT&T Stadium: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Globe Life Field: Drone To Fly, CC BY 3.0 · Six Flags Over Texas: Chris Hagerman from New Port Richey, FL, US, CC BY 2.0 · Cotton Bowl: Robbiewest88, Public domain · Choctaw Stadium: KENGRIFFEY24FAN, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Texas Stadium: Allspamme, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Richland Hills, 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 Richland Hills.
Richland Hills has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and trades workers with Fort Worth and other neighbors, but it has a long record of flood insurance claims.
2.0 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. Richland Hills’ trail density is 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Richland Hills | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.6% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rosebud Park | — | 5 |
| 2. Creek Trail Park | 0.1 mi | 4 |
| 3. Kate Baker Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by Birdville ISD. One of its 3 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack C Binion ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 693 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Reported crimes fell from 271 to 195 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The property crime rate in Richland Hills is 21 per 1,000 residents. Richland Hills reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 81% report less.
| Richland Hills | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 21 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.9 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The Ft Worth Wsfo weather station records that about 98 days a year reach 90°, more than in 96% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 96.3°, hotter than in 98% of U.S. towns; January nights average 35.5°.
Richland Hills has mild winters and hot summers. About 2 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Richland Hills beats the Texas average on 2 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 73% of adults had a checkup this year in Richland Hills.
| Richland Hills | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 74% | 79% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | Richland Hills | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 14.4% | 16.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 17.3% | 19.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.3% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Richland Hills has about as many jobs (3,762) as working residents, but only 66 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Richland Hills for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in Richland Hills fell to 3,762 in 2023, 930 fewer than in 2013. 8.5% of Richland Hills residents live below the poverty line.
| Richland Hills | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.8% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Work from home | 14% | 9.6% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.5% | 12% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Richland Hills home is worth about $281,000, up 2% in a year, 5% below the Texas typical home.
| Richland Hills | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,492 a month | $1,206 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 63% | 69% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
82 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 11 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 53% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 82 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Richland Hills.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
11 within 15 miles of the center of Richland Hills
About 4 of every 100 Richland Hills residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
City in Texas, United States
Richland Hills is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. The population was 8,621 at the 2020 census.
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4 towns share a border with Richland Hills.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richland Hills | #356 | C− | C | C− | B− | C+ |
| Haltom City | #451 | D | C+ | C− | B− | C− |
| North Richland Hills | #247 | C+ | D | C | B− | B+ |
| Fort Worth | #554 | D | C− | D | D | C+ |
| Hurst | #228 | C+ | C | C | B+ | B |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Richland Hills grades C− overall, better than 24% of U.S. towns and #356 of 640 in Texas. It grades C+ for health, C− for safety and B− for schools. Safety is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
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