THE RICHMOND HEIGHTS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Low Lime Drift Plain setting.
Richmond Heights city has 4.43 square miles of land in Cuyahoga County. Its Census reference point is in Low Lime Drift Plain, within Erie Drift Plain.
Low rounded hills, glacial moraines, kettles and wetland areas define the Erie Drift Plain. Its terrain is more varied than nearby flatter farming regions and less rugged than the unglaciated plateaus.
Regional context: Erie Drift Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Richmond Heights and Cuyahoga County
Richmond Heights is associated with Cuyahoga County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Richmond Heights by land and water
The Census records <0.01 square miles of water within Richmond Heights, or 0.2% of its total area. It is 63.1 percentage points lower than the 63.3% recorded for Cuyahoga County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Richmond Heights city has 86.1% of the land area of nearby Highland Heights city (5.15 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.