Richmond, MA
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Official website pages
We have no upcoming meetings on file for Richmond. The most recent record we hold is from Fri Oct 2, 2026. Newer meetings may not have been published to the official portal yet, or may not have been collected by us yet — this is a statement about our record, not about whether the city council has met.
RichmondMA averageUS Census ACS
Typical home value $621,041 +1.8% yr/yr · +29.5% 5-yr
Home-value trend 2016–2026 (Zillow ZHVI)
Municipal budget
Total revenue$74.8M (FY2023)
Total spending$55.7M (FY2023)
Taxes$34.3M (FY2023)
Debt outstanding$61.9M (FY2023)
Spending per resident$1,557 (FY2023)
Development activity
Housing units permitted — US Census Building Permits Survey
2025276 housing units ($40.8M)
🗳️ How this town voted (68 contests)
Official town-by-town returns — MA Secretary of the Commonwealth (PD43+). ✓ marks this town's plurality choice.
U.S. Senate 2026-09-01
John Deaton ✓ 27
U.S. Senate 2026-09-01
Edward J. Markey ✓ 192 · Seth W. Moulton 124
U.S. House — 1st Congressional 2026-09-01
Richard E. Neal ✓ 183 · Jeromie Whalen 132
Treasurer 2026-09-01
Deborah B. Goldberg ✓ 268
Treasurer 2026-09-01
Elizabeth Dionne ✓ 24
State Senate — Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin & Hampshire 2026-09-01
Gabriel Greenspan ✓
State Senate — Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin & Hampshire 2026-09-01
Paul W. Mark ✓ 276
State Representative — 3rd Berkshire 2026-09-01
Leigh Susan Davis ✓ 275
Secretary of the Commonwealth 2026-09-01
Anne R. Brensley ✓
Secretary of the Commonwealth 2026-09-01
William Francis Galvin ✓ 280
Register of Probate — Berkshire County 2026-09-01
Kenneth Paul Ferris ✓ 263
Governor's Council — 8th 2026-09-01
Tara J. Jacobs ✓ 224 · Michael A. Fenton 51
Recent meetings
Tue Aug 11, 2026
New WWTP & Collection Systems Operator RFP Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting 8/11/2026
Showing the 30 most recent meetings of 115 on record.
💰 Federal awards (top 10 by amount)
Largest recent federal contract/grant awards to recipients in this city (2023–present), via USAspending.gov.
| $5.0B | BECHTEL PARSONS BLUE GRASS, A JOINT VENTURE Department of Defense · THE PURPOSE OF MODIFICATION P00003 - CLIN 0002 CONSTRUCTION IS TO DO T |
| $333.3M | BECHTEL PARSONS BLUE GRASS, A JOINT VENTURE Department of Defense · 200310!001202!2100!AA09 !U.S. ARMY INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS !DAAA0903D002 |
| $200.9M | BECHTEL PARSONS BLUE GRASS, A JOINT VENTURE Department of Defense · 200412!002257!2100!W52P1J!U.S. ARMY INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS !DAAA0903D00 |
| $5.5M | STEEL FACTOR ENTERPRISES, LLC Department of Defense · BUCKHORN BOAT RAMP RECONSTRUCTION BASE AND OPTION |
| $3.3M | BECHTEL PARSONS BLUE GRASS, A JOINT VENTURE Department of Defense · 200511!001535!2100!W52P1J!U.S. ARMY INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS !DAAA0903D00 |
| $2.6M | BECHTEL PARSONS BLUE GRASS, A JOINT VENTURE Department of Defense · 200312!001913!2100!AA09 !U.S. ARMY INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS !DAAA0903D002 |
| $1.6M | BECHTEL PARSONS BLUE GRASS, A JOINT VENTURE Department of Defense · 200506!000736!2100!W52P1J!U.S. ARMY INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS !DAAA0903D00 |
| $749,979 | TECHNEXT INC. Department of Defense · FORECASTING FUTURE TECHNOLOGICAL THREATS AND OPPORTUNITIES |
| $571,946 | STEEL FACTOR ENTERPRISES, LLC Department of the Interior · CONSTRUCTION, RAISE ELEVATION OF AUDACY & SALEM RADIO TOWER ROADS AT E |
| $470,940 | STEEL FACTOR ENTERPRISES, LLC Department of Defense · BUCKHORN TAILWATER BANK STABILIZATION |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury) — federal awards only, not city budgets.
🌐 County-level context (Madison County)
County-level context — from BLS, IRS, FEMA, HUD, Census. These figures cover the whole county this city sits in, not just the city itself.
Traffic fatalities2 (2024)
Fair Market Rent (2BR)$944/mo (1,041 assisted households · 2025)
Adults with low literacy19.9% (low numeracy 31% · 2017)
Sources: BLS LAUS, IRS SOI, FEMA, NHTSA FARS, Census CBP, HUD, NCES PIAAC
City profile
Everything below is drawn from this city’s own public record and primary-source government data. AI-written summaries are a finding aid, not a citable quote.
$74.8M
Annual budget
$61.9M
Debt outstanding
The money — in
source: Census gov-finance & state comptrollerBudget
Revenue$74.8M
Spending$55.7M
Revenue ran ahead of operating spending this year.
Debt load MODERATE
Outstanding debt$61.9M
Debt-to-revenue0.83×
Debt-load index45 / 100
A debt-load indicator (national percentile of debt, deficit & aid-reliance) — not a solvency verdict. Cross-checked against official state fiscal-stress scores where they exist.
Where it’s happening
geocoded land-use decisions🗺 Interactive map
Every rezoning, development approval, and permit — explore the geocoded records in the research explorer.