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Richland, WA is a city with a population of over 53,000 people located in the southeastern region of Washington State. It is known for its good schools and friendly neighborhoods, making it an attractive place to live. The city has consistently ranked highly in various bestplaces rankings for categories such as cost of living, education, health care and crime rates. Richland has consistently been ranked within the top 8% of cities across the United States for overall livability by bestplaces.net, which uses criteria such as quality of life and amenities to determine rankings. In addition to performing well in overall livability rankings, Richland also scores well on other measures such as education and healthcare. Education-wise, the city's school district ranks highly when compared to other districts throughout Washington State. On a national level, Richland schools rank within the top twelve percent based off of test scores and college readiness rates. The city also provides residents with access to high quality healthcare facilities nearby. Residents are able to receive medical care from major hospital systems like Kadlec Medical Center or Trios Health System in nearby Kennewick or Prosser respectively. Overall, Richland offers its residents an excellent standard of living paired with convenient access to quality educational and healthcare institutions.

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Richland Ranked
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Richland Ranked
#4 Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S. (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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#38 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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#114 2005 Best Places to Live
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#269 Best Green Cities
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After spending almost 18 years of my life here arriving at age 36 with 2 children and leaving at 53 Richland is a horrible place to live. The medical care as a whole is  More

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Richland has grown a lot and is getting lots of retirees, it has great weather, great food not all chain restaurants, but has them also. the people are friendly, lots  More

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I have lived here a few years and it’s the worst place I’ve ever been. The “ nice weather” people refer to is 100 degree hot can’t even stand outside at 9am without  More

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