A town of 5,171, settled in 1892. A typical home worth about $113K.
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Ordered by what stands out in Richlands. Another town gets a different order.
The typical Richlands home is worth about $113,000, up 0.7% in a year, 73% below the Virginia typical home.
Richlands beats the Virginia average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 24.
| What stands out | Richlands | VA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 12.9% | 6.2% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.6% | 11.1% |
| More smokers | 21.5% | 12.2% |
The public schools Richlands’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 79% of Virginia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richlands Elementary | PK–5 | 576 | A− |
| Richlands Middle | 6–8 | 447 | B |
| Richlands High | 9–12 | 557 | A− |
People 65 and older are 25% of residents (17% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 35% of residents (39% statewide). 14% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 42% across Virginia.
| Richlands | VA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.5% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.2% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.3% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.4% | 13.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.8% | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.2% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.6% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.3% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 12.8% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 12.8% | 8.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 43.8% | 23.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.8% | 17.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.2% | 7.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 8.3% | 23.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5.2% | 18.5% | 14.1% |
Richlands reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 77% report less.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 71% of U.S. communities.
Richlands has chilly winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 24°, and about 18 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Most working residents leave Richlands for work: only 14% work in town. The top destinations are Tazewell (8%), Claypool Hill (8%) and Lebanon (3%). Half commute less than 17 miles.
4.3 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Williams Park | — | 16 |
12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 3 places on the National Register.
3 places in Richlands on the National Register of Historic Places.
6 notable people were born in Richlands.
Town in Virginia, United States
Richlands is a town in Tazewell County, Virginia, United States. The population was 5,261 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Bluefield, WV-VA micropolitan area which has a population of 107,578.
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3 towns share a border with Richlands.
