Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Yes, by almost any measure. New Richmond earns an A, 36th of 357 graded towns in Wisconsin. Its schools outperform 76% of the state's. Its lowest mark, a B+, is in safety. Its National Register listings include Marcus Sears Bell Farm and William J. Bernd House. New Richmond’s January low is 5°F, below both Wisconsin’s towns (11°F) and U.S. towns (22°F). The biggest park or preserve is Hatfiled Park, at 197 acres.
Where New Richmond beats most towns.
Dr. Frank W. Epley Office| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| New Richmond Hillside Elementary | K–5 | 570 |
| New Richmond Starr Elementary | K–5 | 555 |
| New Richmond Paperjack Elementary | K–5 | 333 |
Census counts: 729 in 1880, 10,079 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1875 and 2 maps from 1948 on.
15 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far New Richmond is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
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 Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in New Richmond.
New Richmond pairs an A− for schools with modest home prices, sends many workers across the state line to St. Paul and has seen reported crime fall by a third or more.
Its A− for schools comes with a B+ for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $378K.
Its public schools are run by the New Richmond School District. Three of its 8 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is New Richmond High, with 1,047 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Richmond MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 729 | A− |
| New Richmond HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,047 | C+ |
| New Richmond Hillside ElementaryTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 570 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
New Richmond beats the Wisconsin average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 21% of adults binge drink in New Richmond.
| New Richmond | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 20% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 78% | 79% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.5% | 11% | 12% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 33% |
| What stands out | New Richmond | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 9.5% | 11.4% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 5.8% | 6.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 73% of U.S. communities. Since 1997, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in New Richmond.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Reported crimes fell from 116 to 83 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings. Violent crime is rare: 6 reported in 2025, 0.5 per 1,000 residents.
The violent crime rate in New Richmond is 0.5 per 1,000 residents.
| New Richmond | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.5 per 1,000 residents | 1.1 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 7 per 1,000 residents | 6.3 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
New Richmond has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. New Richmond’s July high is 82°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
27% of working residents cross a state line to work, St. Paul among the top destinations. New Richmond has about as many jobs (4,843) as working residents, but only 997 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave New Richmond for work: only 18% work in town. Since 2013, New Richmond has added 777 jobs, to 4,843 in 2023. 11% of New Richmond residents live below the poverty line.
| New Richmond | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 18% | 8.2% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 6.3% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 13% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| New Richmond | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Nature Center Park | 0.7 mi | 41 |
| 2. Hatfiled Park | — | 197 |
| 3. Paperjack Park | — | 22 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
At about $378K, home values are up 15% in five years, against a rise of 31% across Wisconsin.
The typical New Richmond home is worth about $378,000, up 1% in a year, 12% above the Wisconsin typical home.
| New Richmond | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 62% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,168 a month | $1,076 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Wisconsin average. New Richmond has grown 8.9% since 2020, to 10,988 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 34% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 33% across Wisconsin.
| New Richmond | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 years | 42.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 24% | 21% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 32% | 29% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.4 points. Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women. Median age: women 38.2, men 37.7.
| New Richmond | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.7% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.1% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.1% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.5% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.6% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.5% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.5% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.7% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.4% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.3% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.6% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.4% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.8% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around New Richmond. Close and well known come first.
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaU.S. Bank Stadium
30 mi Stadium & arenaGrand Casino Arena
35 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Stadium
37 mi Stadium & arenaTarget Field
32 mi Stadium & arenaAllianz Field
39 mi Theme parkNickelodeon UniverseU.S. Bank Stadium: Darb02, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Grand Casino Arena: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Huntington Bank Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Target Field: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Allianz Field: Andy Witchger, CC BY 2.0 · Nickelodeon Universe: Tyler Vigen, CC BY 4.0
None within 15 miles of New Richmond; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 New Richmond residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
8,375 counted in 2010 and 10,079 in 2020; an estimated 10,988 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 8.9% since 2020, after 20.3% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
15 places in New Richmond on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in New Richmond.
City in Wisconsin, United States
New Richmond is a city in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 10,079 at the 2020 census.
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4 towns share a border with New Richmond.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Richmond | #36 | A | B+ | B+ | A− | B+ |
| Richmond | #238 | B− | C | — | A− | B+ |
| Star Prairie | #88 | A− | B | — | A− | B+ |
| Stanton | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erin Prairie | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Richmond and Star Prairie report no FBI crime data of their own. Stanton and Erin Prairie aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare New Richmond with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. New Richmond grades A overall, better than 93% of U.S. towns and #36 of 357 in Wisconsin. It grades B+ for health, B+ for safety and A− for schools.
Not for the area. That is 3.8 years of the area's median household income ($99,833 across the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 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+.
4 notable people were born here, including John McNally and Casey Finnegan.
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