Munroe Falls vs Richfield

A side-by-side comparison of Munroe Falls and Richfield: population, income, housing, and more.

Munroe Falls and Richfield are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Munroe Falls has the higher population (5,019 vs 3,711 in Richfield). Richfield has the higher median household income ($78,426 vs $75,089 in Munroe Falls). Richfield has the higher median home value ($292,000 vs $223,800 in Munroe Falls).

Population, income & housing

	Munroe Falls	Richfield
Population	5,019	3,711
Median age	48.6 yrs	55.6 yrs
Median household income	$75,089	$78,426
Median home value	$223,800	$292,000
Median gross rent	—	$1,019
Housing units	2,290	1,673
Homeownership rate	80.1%	90.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.1%	45.7%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Munroe Falls	Richfield
Population	5,057 → 5,019 (-0.8%)	3,650 → 3,711 (+1.7%)
Median household income	$66,333 → $75,089 (+13.2%)	$92,243 → $78,426 (-15.0%)
Median home value	$160,800 → $223,800 (+39.2%)	$240,300 → $292,000 (+21.5%)
Median gross rent	$769 → $848 (+10.3%)	$970 → $1,019 (+5.1%)

Munroe Falls

Population

5,0575,019

Median household income

$66,333$75,089

Median home value

$160,800$223,800

Median gross rent

$769$848

Richfield

Population

3,6503,711

Median household income

$92,243$78,426

Median home value

$240,300$292,000

Median gross rent

$970$1,019

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Munroe Falls	Richfield
Under 5	5.0%	4.3%
5 to 17	14.1%	12.1%
18 to 24	4.8%	4.3%
25 to 34	12.5%	6.6%
35 to 44	10.3%	10.1%
45 to 54	9.7%	8.3%
55 to 64	14.0%	29.9%
65 to 74	15.6%	11.6%
75 and over	14.0%	12.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Munroe Falls	Richfield
White (non-Hispanic)	89.6%	84.7%
Black or African American	2.3%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.2%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	8.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Munroe Falls	Richfield
No high school diploma	4.8%	3.0%
High school graduate	33.4%	20.7%
Some college or associate's	23.7%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	22.3%	25.1%
Graduate or professional degree	15.8%	20.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Munroe Falls	Richfield
Drove alone	78.1%	75.3%
Carpooled	11.5%	2.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.8%	21.9%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Munroe Falls	Richfield
1-unit, detached	73.8%	73.8%
1-unit, attached	6.0%	5.5%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	18.4%
5 to 19 units	5.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	13.3%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Munroe Falls	Richfield
Poverty rate	4.0%	4.2%
Average household size	2.31	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	24	23
Median year structure built	1974	1973