Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Richford’s best subject grade is an A for history; its weakest is a D− for incomes. Only 1 of Vermont’s 172 towns score lower on incomes. 23% of the land in Richford is conserved, where Vermont’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Only 7 of Vermont’s 165 towns score lower on civic life. Its National Register listings include Downtown Richford Historic District and Sheldon Boright House. Richford has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Richford beats most towns.
Census counts: 113 in 1800, 2,346 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1890 and a map from 1977 on.
9 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Vermont), ordered by how far Richford is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Richford, 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 Richford.
The typical Richford home is worth about $241,000, down 1.6% in a year, 39% below the Vermont typical home.
| Richford | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 70% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,160 a month | $1,135 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richford Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 187 | D− |
| Richford Junior/Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 217 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VT on state tests and graduation
8.3 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Bear's Nest Wilderness Preserve, at 2,581 acres. Only 6 of the 72 Vermont towns we compare have a lower trail density than Richford.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Jay State Forest | 1.2 mi | 2,298 |
| 2. Bear's Nest Wilderness Preserve | — | 2,581 |
| 3. Richford Town Forest | — | 145 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Richford’s July high is 75°F, below both the Vermont town median (80°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F). Richford has cold winters and cool summers, with plenty of rain.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in 4 of Richford’s working residents works in town. 20% of residents live below the poverty line in Richford. Since 2013, Richford has added 638 jobs, to 988 in 2023.
| Richford | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 25% | 16% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $57,000 | $80,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
39% of Richford adults have obesity. Among 72 Vermont towns, just 2 have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Richford. 37% of Richford adults have high blood pressure.
| Richford | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 30% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 32% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 30% | 36% |
| What stands out | Richford | VT |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.2% | 10.1% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 13% | 9.2% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 8% | 5.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Richford; the nearest are
About 6 of every 100 Richford residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Vermont.
9 places in Richford on the National Register of Historic Places.
6 notable people were born in Richford.
Town in Vermont, United States
Richford is a town in Franklin County, Vermont, United States, located along the Canada–United States border. The population was 2,346 at the 2020 census. Richford is the birthplace of R. G. LeTourneau, an industrialist who founded LeTourneau University in Longview, Texas. Richford is the eastern terminus of the Missisquoi Valley Rail-Trail.
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4 towns share a border with Richford.
| Town | VT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richford | — | — | B | — | C+ | C+ |
| Jay | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Berkshire | — | — | C+ | — | C+ | B− |
| Montgomery | — | — | C+ | — | C+ | C+ |
| Enosburgh | #39 | B− | B | — | C+ | B |
Richford, Berkshire and Montgomery have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Richford, Berkshire, Montgomery and Enosburgh report no FBI crime data of their own. Jay isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Richford with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
That is 2.6 years of the area's median household income ($93,043 across the Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro 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.
6 notable people were born here, including E. Henry Powell and John Blaisdell Corliss.
