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Outdoors in Richmond
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Watkins House
Watkins House is a historic home located at 302 South Camden Street, Richmond, Ray County, Missouri. It was designed by architect George F. Barber and built about 1890.
About Richmond
City in Missouri, U.S.Richmond is a city in and the county seat of Ray County, Missouri, United States, and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. The population was 6,013 at the 2020 census.
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How Richmond ranks
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Housing in Richmond
The typical Richmond home is worth about $239,000, up 3% in a year, 11% below the Missouri typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Richmond
Not graded
A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Richmond's police department reported only 2023 and 2024, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.
Work & commute in Richmond
Full picture →About one in 4 of Richmond’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Kansas City (18%), Excelsior Springs (6%) and Liberty (6%). Half commute less than 26 miles.
Health in Richmond
Health Grade D
Healthier than 11% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Missouri
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 22 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Richmond
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 27% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Richmond
Full climate →Richmond has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 14 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Richmond
All Richmond schools →School Grade C-
The public schools Richmond’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 78% of Missouri’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
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 MO. Ratings are from neighbors.
Richmond’s library
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