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What BestPlaces Users Say about Richmond
Richmond, California is a small city located in the San Francisco Bay Area. It has a diverse population and a rich history, but it also has its fair share of challenges, including a high crime rate and pollution from nearby industrial sites. In order to gain a better understanding of what it's like to live in this city, we will be summarizing user reviews from BestPlaces.net. These reviews are from people who have actually lived in Richmond and can provide valuable insight into the daily life and experiences of its residents.
According to BestPlaces.net, Richmond has an overall rating of 4.9 out of 10, with the cost of living and crime rate being major factors for the low score. However, many reviewers still have positive things to say about the city. For instance, user "Jessica" describes Richmond as a "wonderful place to raise a family" and praises its diversity and community feel. On the other hand, user "Brian" expresses concerns about the high crime rate and says, "I would not recommend living here if you have children."
Another reviewer, "Jennifer," shares her experience of living in Richmond for over 20 years and mentions the improvements she has seen in terms of safety and cleanliness. She says, "Richmond has really changed for the better. It's a great place to live for families, with many parks and community events." However, user "Erica" has a different opinion and states, "I've lived in Richmond for two years and I can't wait to move out. The pollution and crime rate are just too much to handle."
In summary, reviews for living in Richmond, California are mixed. While some praise its diversity and sense of community, others express concerns about safety and pollution. It seems that the city has undergone some positive changes, but there is still work to be done in terms of addressing its challenges. Overall, it's important for potential residents to carefully consider all aspects of life in Richmond before making a decision to move there.
based on 9 ReviewsGet to know Richmond with the latest comments and reviews from people who live in or have visited Richmond
Quiet, Diverse, not without problems - 3/21/2022
I've lived in Richmond since 2014. I find that for proximity to the rest of the East Bay, Marin county, and San Francisco it's a tremendous location. We moved here from Oakland in order to raise our kids. We were lucky enough to find a quiet neighborhood (East Richmond Heights) where all our neighbors have either been here for a long time or herald from Berkeley.
There are many great things about Richmond -
The public areas are fantastic. Lots of parks scattered throughout the city, including some East Bay Regional Parks like Miller-Knox Shoreline and Wildcat Canyon. Lots of green spaces for the kids to play outside.
The weather is moderate with lots of sunshine throughout the year.
The diversity at our local public school is a wonderful mix of different backgrounds. People have mentioned the schools being "bad" but our experience so far has not been any different than the schools I've had experience with in the past. We've dealt with
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Just as shi%^y as ever - 1/16/2020
Grown up around all my life, and lived for the past 3 years. Diverse in the worst kinda way (the way that will get you robbed or assaulted). The epicenter of the spillover crime in nearly every other city within a 10 mile radius except oakland. Public transportation here gives you the perfect idea of what you'll be dealing with. A loud swathe of the city hears gunshots all summer long.
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Richmond has been my home for well over 30 years. - 6/23/2017
I've lived here for more than half of my life, and never want to leave. The weather is nearly perfect. The population is very racially diverse and people for the most part get along. Politically it's left of center. We have 32 beautiful miles of coastline (more than any other city in the Bay Area). Housing is high, but less than most of the Bay Area. I love my neighbors, my friends, and living in such a great
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Weather - 10/29/2015
It Hasn't Rained For Quite Sometime | Although It Does Not Snow, It Does Occasionally Rains | When A Naturally Occurring Element Of Earth Is Missing, It Feels Like A Part Of You Is
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Enjoying Richmond - 1/22/2015
It's hogwash to summarize Richmond as 'very bad.' I live in Richmond and the crime in my neighborhood (Clinton Hill area) is lower than where I moved from in central Berkeley. I suggest people keep an eye on the various crime maps available to see for him/herself what's going on. Also - there is a fair sized community of people in Richmond who commute to SF by the backdoor (San Rafael bridge to the Golden Gate) - both my neighbors do, and tell me it's a far better commute than across the Bay bridge from Oakland. This may be arguable, but the viewpoint is popular. There's also is a big restaurant life with lots of very authentic ethnic foods represented - check out the reviews for these. And by far the best nursery in the entire bay area is here - Annie's. Annie has a huge selection of carefully selected genetic strains of plants and is one of the most famous nurseries in the country. In short, Richmond has the best parks in the bay area, the best coastline, some of the best
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Quality of life - 2/26/2012
Richmond,California is very bad and not a good place to raise a family.High crime,robberies,shootings and gangs.School are not good always rated
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Why Rich City rocks! - 9/19/2010
If you like trails, water, sailing or cycling you'll love it here. And, if you like moderate temperatures, you can't beat it!
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The Bay Area is Expensive! - 12/23/2007
I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and I used to love it here, but in the past 5 years I've fallen out of love with it. It's overcrowded, expensive, long commutes, grumpy people (not to mention crazy drivers), and not the best place to raise kids. Yeah, it's diverse, pretty good weather, and plenty of things to do but insanity of the place is getting to
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A plus where we live - a close Jewish community - 11/1/2007
Where we live has been enhanced by the Jewish community we have found. Our kids go to a Jewish Day School. We joined a small synogogue. The community of people at both are wonderful, embracing, supportive and very nice! There is much diversity in a variety of ways which enriches us. Aside from that, there are lots of fun events like Israel in the Gardens in close-by San Francisco, local stuff too. People who are new to our area that make contacts through various ways in the Jewish community are made to feel very welcome and
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