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Richmond, Utah

Richmond is a small town of about 3,100 people in Cache County, Utah, about 4,700 feet above sea level. It has grown about 6% since 2020. A typical home costs about 3.6 years of the typical household's income, compared with 4.1 across the U.S. The nearest metro area of about a million people or more, Salt Lake City, is about 79 miles away as the crow flies.

Population
3,130
up 6.3% since 2020
Typical home, 2020-24
$395,200
Cache County prices up 5.6% since 2022
Household income
$110,428
U.S.: $80,734
Prices, Logan area
95.9
U.S. average = 100
Emergency room
10 miles
North Logan, UT
To Salt Lake City
79 mi
straight line

The book's checklist

  • Lower cost of livingEveryday prices run 4.1% below the U.S. average in the Logan metro area.
  • More house for the moneyA typical home costs 3.6 years of the typical household's income here. Across the U.S. it's 4.1.
  • A safer neighborhoodThe FBI has no 2025 figures for Richmond itself. Many small towns are patrolled by the county sheriff, so call the sheriff's office and ask what calls they get most.
  • Schools in town2 public schools: 1 elementary and 1 middle. No public high school in town: the nearest is Sky View High, about 7 miles away.
  • A hospital close byCache Valley Hospital in North Logan, about 10 miles away, has the nearest emergency room.
  • Within reach of a big citySalt Lake City is about 79 miles away as the crow flies. The book suggests staying within about 60 miles if you'll miss big-city sports, concerts and theater.

A check means Richmond meets the rule of thumb from Frank and Dave's book. An empty box isn't a deal breaker: it's something to weigh for your family. A question mark means there isn't enough data.

For a lifetime

Homes and money

Typical home value, as owners valued them in 2020-2024
$395,200U.S.: $332,700
Home prices since then
Up 5.6%Cache County, 2022 to 2025
Typical rent, with utilities
$1,063 a monthU.S.: $1,413
Typical household income
$110,428U.S.: $80,734
Homes owned by the people living in them
88%U.S.: 65%
Typical property tax bill
$1,778 a yearUtah: $2,525
Homes built before 1940
20%U.S.: 12%
Homes built since 2010
14%U.S.: 11%
Vacation and seasonal homes
2%U.S.: 3%
Everyday prices
95.9U.S. average = 100 (the Logan metro area)

Home values and rents are what households told the Census Bureau across 2020 to 2024, so they trail today's market: county prices have moved up 5.6% since 2022. Everyday prices are the government's average for the Logan metro area, not Richmond alone. Check current listings before you budget.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates; Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index for counties (all transactions); U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.

The people

Population, 2025 estimate
3,1302020: 2,944
Median age
35.4 yearsU.S.: 38.9
Age 65 and older
12%U.S.: 17%
Under 18
36%U.S.: 22%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or more
33%U.S.: 36%
Moved here from another county or state in the past year
2%U.S.: 6%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates (Vintage 2025); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Work

Biggest lines of work
Schools, health care and social services (25%); manufacturing (23%); professional and business services (8%)
Unemployment rate
1%U.S.: 5%
Average commute
22 minutesU.S.: 26 minutes
Work from home
7%U.S.: 15%
Below the poverty line
1%U.S.: 12%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Health care

Nearest emergency room: Cache Valley Hospital, North Logan, UT, about 10 miles away. It's a general hospital. Medicare hasn't given it a star rating.

Look up doctors, clinics and the hospitals themselves on Medicare's Care Compare. Ask where the most serious cases are sent.

Sources: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information.

Schools

2 public schools in Richmond, run by Cache District. The nearest public high school is Sky View High, about 7 miles away.

See each school on the federal school search, then check test scores and graduation rates on Utah's school report card.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, 2023-24 (via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal); National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS institution directory, 2024.

Internet

Homes with cable, fiber or DSL internet
81%U.S.: 76%
Homes with any internet subscription
95%U.S.: 91%

Before you buy, look up the address on the FCC's National Broadband Map to see which providers serve it.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Weather

January average low
17°F
July average high
89°F
Days 90°F or hotter
44 a year
Nights at or below freezing
155 a year
Rain and melted snow
20.2 inches a year
Snow
62 inches a year
Elevation
4,651 feet

Weather station: Richmond (1 mile away). Averages for 1991 to 2020.

Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020; U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program.

Getting around

Straight-line miles. The road is always longer, and as the book says, an interstate at 70 is a different trip from a farm road at 45. Check the real drive: Cache Valley Hospital, Logan, Salt Lake City.

Cache County is in a metro area of fewer than 250,000 people (USDA rural-urban code 3, on a scale where 1 is the biggest metro areas and 9 the most rural counties).

For a day

17 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

National Park Service sites within about an hour:

  • Golden Spike National Historical Park37 miles
  • Fossil Butte National Monument51 miles

Read about Richmond's history on Wikipedia.

Know Richmond?

Tell us what a visitor shouldn't miss, and what living there is really like. Write to Main Street at mainstreet@smalltownguide.com. The best notes from people who know the town will be added here.

Nearby

Straight-line miles.

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  • Newton, UT837 people, 10 miles
  • Weston, ID586 people, 12 miles
  • Clarkston, UT749 people, 12 miles
  • Benson, UT (unincorporated)1,776 people, 13 miles

Sources

  1. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates (Vintage 2025)
  2. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates
  3. Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index for counties (all transactions)
  4. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
  5. FBI, Crime in the United States, Table 8 (offenses known to law enforcement by city)
  6. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information
  7. National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, 2023-24 (via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal)
  8. National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS institution directory, 2024
  9. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020
  10. U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program
  11. National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places listings
  12. National Park Service, park unit boundaries
  13. USDA Economic Research Service, Rural-Urban Continuum Codes, 2023
  14. U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Gazetteer files and 2020 urban areas

Census survey figures are estimates with a margin of error; we leave out any figure whose margin is too wide to be useful. Data last gathered October 5, 2026. See something wrong? Write to mainstreet@smalltownguide.com.