THE RICHMOND LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Green Mountain Foothills setting.
Richmond town has 32.4 square miles of land in Chittenden County. Its Census reference point is in Green Mountain Foothills, within Northeastern Highlands.
Forested hills and mountains span northern New England, the Adirondacks and higher Catskills. Glacial lakes and steep streams accompany a transition between northern hardwood and spruce-fir forests.
Regional context: Northeastern Highlands ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Richmond and Chittenden County
Richmond is associated with Chittenden 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 by land and water
The Census records 0.52 square miles of water within Richmond, or 1.6% of its total area. It is 11.9 percentage points lower than the 13.5% recorded for Chittenden County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Richmond town has 25.9 times the land area of nearby Richmond CDP (1.25 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

