Richford vs St. Albans

A side-by-side comparison of Richford and St. Albans: population, income, housing, and more.

Richford and St. Albans are places in Vermont. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

St. Albans has the higher population (6,910 vs 1,600 in Richford). St. Albans has the higher median household income ($53,370 vs $49,954 in Richford). St. Albans has the higher median home value ($245,600 vs $157,100 in Richford).

Population, income & housing

	Richford	St. Albans
Population	1,600	6,910
Median age	36.1 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$49,954	$53,370
Median home value	$157,100	$245,600
Median gross rent	$1,136	$1,166
Housing units	704	3,305
Homeownership rate	64.8%	51.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.6%	28.9%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Richford	St. Albans
Population	1,639 → 1,600 (-2.4%)	6,804 → 6,910 (+1.6%)
Median household income	$43,125 → $49,954 (+15.8%)	$53,647 → $53,370 (-0.5%)
Median home value	$97,500 → $157,100 (+61.1%)	$180,800 → $245,600 (+35.8%)
Median gross rent	$960 → $1,136 (+18.3%)	$1,005 → $1,166 (+16.0%)

Richford

Population

1,6391,600

Median household income

$43,125$49,954

Median home value

$97,500$157,100

Median gross rent

$960$1,136

St. Albans

Population

6,8046,910

Median household income

$53,647$53,370

Median home value

$180,800$245,600

Median gross rent

$1,005$1,166

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Richford	St. Albans
Under 5	4.9%	6.2%
5 to 17	24.6%	12.9%
18 to 24	9.3%	9.7%
25 to 34	8.9%	16.1%
35 to 44	19.1%	15.3%
45 to 54	9.6%	12.3%
55 to 64	10.1%	11.9%
65 to 74	7.8%	10.4%
75 and over	5.7%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Richford	St. Albans
White (non-Hispanic)	94.2%	91.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	1.3%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.6%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Richford	St. Albans
No high school diploma	8.7%	9.6%
High school graduate	49.0%	30.7%
Some college or associate's	25.8%	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	15.3%	20.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1.2%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Richford	St. Albans
Drove alone	89.3%	67.9%
Carpooled	4.7%	18.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.2%	8.7%
Other means	1.8%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Richford	St. Albans
1-unit, detached	73.6%	45.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	15.3%	33.6%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	10.9%
20 or more units	0.9%	5.9%
Mobile home & other	9.8%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Richford	St. Albans
Poverty rate	27.4%	20.7%
Average household size	2.59	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	1938	1944