Richland, WA: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Richland () is a city in Benton County, Washington, United States. It is located in southeastern Washington at the confluence of the Yakima and the Columbia Rivers. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 60,560. Along with the nearby cities of Pasco and Kennewick, Richland forms the Tri-Cities metropolitan area. The townsite was established in 1905 and incorporated as Richland in 1910. The U.S. Army acquired the city and surrounding areas in 1943 for the establishment of the Hanford nuclear site, part of the Manhattan Project during World War II. Richland was transformed into a bedroom community for Hanford workers and grew to 25,000 residents by the end of the war. The city remai…

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How Richland ranks

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#7Rent easiest to afford in WA #38Highest graduation rate in WA #49Shortest commute in WA All WA rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code99352, 99354

Area code509

Living in Richland

Housing in Richland

$467K≈ same as a year ago Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Richland home is worth about $467,000, about the same as a year ago, 21% below the Washington typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market52

Sale-to-list99.4%

Sold in May105

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Safety in Richland

C

Safety Grade C

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

Violent crime per 1,000

Richland 2.5

Washington 2.9

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Richland 20.3

Washington 20.2

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Richland

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A⁻

School Grade A-

The public schools Richland’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 76% of Washington’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

DistrictRichland School DistrictSchools23

White Bluffs Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 653 students Badger Mountain ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 605 students Amon Creek ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 594 students Orchard ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 594 students Jason Lee Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 518 students Sacajawea ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 474 students

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 WA. Ratings are from neighbors.