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A town of 8,224, settled in 1864. A typical home worth about $337K.

Photo: Ken Lund · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
8,224
+8.6% since 2010
Typical home
$337K
+4.6% in a year
Household income
$75K
median
Median age
31.9
years
Jobs based here
4,309
Balanced

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Work & commute

About one in three working residents works right in Richfield

40% of Richfield’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Salina (4%), St. George (3%) and Salt Lake City (3%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

40%work in town

Where working residents work

In Richfield40%
Salina4%
St. George3%
Salt Lake City3%
Cedar City3%
12 mi
median commute distance
4,309
jobs based in Richfield
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Housing

A typical Richfield home is worth about $337K

The typical Richfield home is worth about $337,000, up 4.6% in a year, 37% below the Utah typical home.

$337KZillow home value

Typical home value

Richfield$337K
Utah$535K
+4.6%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Health

Healthier than 66% of U.S. towns

Richfield beats the Utah average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10.

B+Health Grade
32 measures vs. Utah
1 better21 too close to call10 worse
What stands outRichfieldUT
More adults treating high blood pressure70.4%65.6%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth15.4%9.8%
Intermountain Health Sevier Valley Hospital
1.5 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
20th
percentile among UT towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

2.7% of Richfield is conserved land

9.2 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves.

#47for trails in UT
Map of Richfield: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
2.7%
conserved · 107 of 3,942 acres
9.2 mi
of trails · 1.5 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Rotary Park—12
2. Fishlake National Forest—11
3. Centennial Park0.1 mi7
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Schools

Richfield’s public schools outperform 67% of Utah districts

The public schools Richfield’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 67% of Utah’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

B+School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Pahvant School3–5520A−
Ashman SchoolK–2466Not graded
Red Hills Middle6–8503B−
Richfield High9–12789C
Cedar Ridge High6–1257Not graded
Sevier Career and Technical Education Center9–12—Not graded
NCES · EDFacts · graded within UT on state tests and graduationAll 7 schools →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with avalanches at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 22% of U.S. communities.

22risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
22Low riskLowerHigher
AvalanchesInland floodingEarthquakes
2
paid flood claims since 1983
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Safety

Less crime per resident than 27% of U.S. towns

Richfield reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 73% report less.

CSafety Grade

Violent crime per 1,000 residents

Richfield1.2
Utah2.2
U.S.3.3

Property crime per 1,000 residents

Richfield20.5
Utah13.2
U.S.15.5
27th
percentile among U.S. towns we grade
12th
percentile among UT towns
10
violent crimes reported in 2025
172
property crimes reported in 2025
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeFull safety report →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Richfield has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 18 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

18″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter17–42°
Spring33–62°
Summer52–87°
Fall34–65°
Sep 24
typical first frost
May 21
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Jensen's Motel, new, modern, quiet, one-half block off highway, U.S. 89, Richfield, Utah (81573)
c. 1930 · Jensen's Motel, new, modern, quiet, one-half block off highway, U.S. 89, Richfield, Utah (81573) · Wikimedia Commons
Richfield’s story

162 years in pictures

12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 4 places on the National Register.

Historical Marker - Peterson Mill DyeClan.comRainbow over IFA DyeClan.comGetting Ready for the Parade
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Landmarks

4 places in Richfield on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Famous people from Richfield

12 notable people were born in Richfield.

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About Richfield

City in the United States

Official town website ↗

Richfield is a city in and the county seat of Sevier County, Utah, United States, and is the largest city in southern-central Utah. As of the 2020 census, Richfield had a population of 8,201.

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

Established
1864
Population
8,201
Area
5.7 sq mi
Elevation
5,354 ft
ZIP code
84701
Area code
435

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