Cost of Living in Richford
Richford's cost of living runs genuinely favorable relative to Vermont's own statewide figures, reflecting real small-town, border-region affordability this record discloses directly.
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Learn moreHousing runs genuinely below the Vermont statewide range
Richford's cited $235,000 median sale price (or as low as $157,100 by a separate median-home-value citation) runs far below Vermont's own $400,274-$423,674 statewide range (base record).
Property tax runs modestly below Vermont's own state-median comparison figure
Richford's 1.82% Ownwell-cited effective rate runs below Ownwell's own cited 1.92% Vermont state-median figure, though above the 1.02% national median and above Tax Foundation's own separate 1.51% statewide anchor (base record).
Vermont's real, statewide income tax applies
An 8.75% top marginal income tax rate applies in Richford as statewide, per vermont.js (base record).
A real, disclosed below-national household income to weigh directly
Richford's own cited median household income (~$52,083) runs roughly 34% below the national median -- a real, disclosed factor for movers evaluating local affordability relative to local wages (base record).
Key takeaways
- Richford's housing costs run far below Vermont's statewide range.
- Richford's 1.82% property tax rate runs below Ownwell's own cited Vermont state-median figure.
- Vermont's 8.75% top marginal income tax (2026) applies statewide.
- Richford's own median household income runs well below the national median -- a real, disclosed factor.
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