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RichmondWI

A town of 1,846.

Trash day: Monday
Population
1,846
2025 Census estimate · +1% since 2020
Median home value
$246K
Census ACS
Household income
$86K
median
Median age
54.5
years
Jobs based here
406
A commuter town
A commuter town

97% of working residents leave Richmond for work

Where Richmond’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

24% → Shawano Shawano 24% 6% → Green Bay Green Bay 6% 4% → Menominee Menominee 4% 3% → Appleton Appleton 3% 3% → Ashwaubenon Ashwaubenon 3% 2% → Clintonville Clintonville 2% Richmond · 3% stay
406jobs based in Richmond
3%of working residents work in town
31 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

How Richmond grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Richmond is from typical.

How grading works

Richmond has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

SchoolsBehind 72% of Wisconsin districts on tests and graduationCOpen →HealthLess healthy than 69% of U.S. towns; Thedacare Medical Center - Shawano 4.7 miles awayCOpen →Jobs & income$86K median household income; 406 jobs based hereB+Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 36% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listBOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 6.1 of 20; 1% of households have no car; 4.2% of workers walk, bike or ride transitBOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $246K, 3.7 years of the Shawano area’s $66K median household incomeB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors16 miles of trails; 1% conserved landC+Open →HistoryCOpen →Civic life0 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsCOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
ClimateSnowy winters, 81° summer afternoons, 48″ of snow–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 54.5; 20% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Richmond: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Richmond, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerWisconsin Power & Light18.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterShawano WaterworksNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers84% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpMondayTrash dayTown site
SchoolsShawano School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Wisconsin you can register online until 20 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 20 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereTown of Richmond ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2026
ZIP code5416654166 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Richmond.

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Everything we know about Richmond

17pages on Richmond
The big questions
SchoolsCBehind 72% of WI districtsHealthCBetter than WI on 1 of 32 CDC measuresCost of livingB−Work & commuteB+$86K median household income · 406 jobs hereNatural hazardsBFEMA risk higher than 36% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
OutdoorsC+16 mi of trails · 1% conserved landPlacesAttractions16 nearby · Northeastern Wisconsin Zoo 31 miLibraryCShawano County LibraryCollegesCollege of Menominee Nation is 4.4 mi away
The story
Town Hall & politicsClimate81° summer highs · 48″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Richmond

College of Menominee NationUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Keshena4.4 mi$6,200 tuition

About 2 of every 100 Richmond residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

About Richmond

Town in Wisconsin, United States

Official town website ↗

Richmond is a town in Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,832 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated communities of Red River and Thornton are located in the town.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
34 sq mi
Elevation
879 ft

Richmond’s neighbors

5 towns share a border with Richmond.

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WescottShawanoBelle PlaineHermanMenomineeWescottShawanoBelle PlaineHermanMenomineeRichmond
Wescott
E · 2% of Richmond workers commute here
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Shawano
SE · 24% of Richmond workers commute here
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Belle Plaine
S
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Herman
W
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Menominee
N · 4% of Richmond workers commute here
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How the neighbors grade
TownWI rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Richmond——B−—CC
Wescott#355D−C—CC
Shawano#321CBB−CC−
Belle Plaine——C−—CC
Herman——————
Menominee——B+—D−—

Richmond and Belle Plaine have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Richmond, Wescott, Belle Plaine and Menominee report no FBI crime data of their own. Herman and Menominee aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Richmond with a neighbor →

Questions about Richmond

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Richmond, WI expensive?

Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.