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About Richmond
Town in Rhode Island, United StatesRichmond is a town in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 8,020 at the 2020 census. It contains the villages of Alton, Arcadia, Barberville, Carolina, Hillsdale, Kenyon, Shannock, Tug Hollow, Usquepaug, Wood River Junction, Woodville, and Wyoming. Students from the Town of Richmond are part of the Chariho Regional School District, a school district shared between Charlestown and Hopkinton, Rhode Island.
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Housing in Richmond
The typical Richmond home is worth about $528,000, up 2.8% in a year, close to the Rhode Island typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Richmond
Safety Grade A+
Richmond reports less crime per resident than 95% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Schools in Richmond
All Richmond schools →School Grade B
The public schools Richmond’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 58% of Rhode Island’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 RI. Ratings are from neighbors.
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