Richmond, VT
Tracking 1,721 properties across Richmond, Vermont — a community where the median home dates to 1980 and the oldest to 1776. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
Richmond, VTInc. 1794
Richmond is a small town along I-89 and the Winooski River east of Burlington, with a compact village center and surrounding rural residential areas. The Round Church — an unusual 16-sided meetinghouse — is the town's most recognizable landmark.
For property professionals, Richmond is a moderate market with village charm, river flood exposure, and the Burlington commuter appeal.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
138 properties (8%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
Fire Protection Grades
Fire protection grades reflect proximity to fire stations and hydrant infrastructure. Grade affects insurance pricing in every New England state.
The Property Landscape
1,721 properties · Median year built 1980 · Avg 2,002 sf
Property Types
Construction by Era
Living in Richmond
Chittenden County · Vermont
Richmond covers 32.4 square miles in Chittenden County, Vermont. The median assessed property value is $267K.
Single-family homes account for 1,051 of Richmond's 1,721 properties and 255 multi-family buildings. There are 67 commercial properties. About 62% of properties are owner-occupied, and 3% are owned by someone out of state.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $208K and $357K, with the highest assessed property at $14.1M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
Most properties rely on private septic systems, and 29% have public water service. Electric service is provided by GREEN MOUNTAIN POWER CORP. 456 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Richmond its character.
What Richmond Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Richmond's fire protection grade distribution (104 Grade A, 224 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Richmond's 7 property types, spanning construction from 1776 to present, require local market knowledge for accurate comparable selection and valuation. NEP assembles building characteristics, environmental exposure, and condition signals into a single property profile.
Real estate solutionsLending & Title
Collateral assessment requires flood zone verification, environmental screening, and ownership chain validation. 8% of Richmond properties are in SFHAs where flood insurance is a federal lending requirement. NEP provides property-level compliance data from public records.
Lending solutionsInspection & Property Services
Understanding a property's construction era, environmental exposure, and building characteristics before arriving on site transforms inspection from discovery to verification.
Inspection solutionsExplore Richmond property intelligence.
1,721 Richmond properties — each with risk profiles, building data, permit history, and ownership analysis from 140+ sources. Open any property and see the full picture.
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