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A city of 36,642 people in Minnesota
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About Richfield

City in Minnesota, United States
1908Established
36,994Population
7 sq miArea
840 ftElevation

Richfield is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota. An inner-ring suburb of Minneapolis, Richfield is bordered by Minneapolis to the north, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport and Fort Snelling to the east, Bloomington to the south, and Edina to the west. The population was 36,994 at the 2020 census. Best Buy, the U.S.'s largest electronics retailer, is headquartered in Richfield.

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ZIP code55423/55401
Area code612
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Housing in Richfield

$347K▲ 1.7% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Richfield home is worth about $347,000, up 1.7% in a year, close to the Minnesota typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market14
Sale-to-list102.1%
Sold in May37
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Safety in Richfield

C

Safety Grade C

Richfield reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 74% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Richfield 2
Minnesota 2.3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Richfield 21.2
Minnesota 14.3
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade C

The public schools Richfield’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 66% of Minnesota’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictRICHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTSchools24

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MN. Ratings are from neighbors.

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