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Welcome

It is with delight that we welcome you and offer you an overview of our great city of Richfield, Minnesota.

We have just completed a period of celebrating the centennial of Richfield becoming an incorporated village in 1908. Fifty years earlier than that, in 1858, the first settlers had formed a tiny town, and joyous with the fertile soil they found, called it Richfield.

So, we look forward toward “the next 100 years.” We’ll tell you about some changes coming or underway, but we’ll also tell you a bit about the wonderful things we already have to offer.

Richfield is a first-ring suburb located immediately south of Minneapolis, and directly west of the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. St. Paul, the capitol city of Minnesota, sits just to our east across the Mississippi River. The historically famous Fort Snelling is just southeast of Richfield at the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers.

Our perfect location places us within minutes of the Mall of America, the largest shopping center in the United States, directly across Interstate 494 in Bloomington.

Richfield has a jewel in its midst in the form of the Wood Lake Nature Center, 150 acres of serene wetland and native grasses, the first urban nature center in the United States.

And we are the home of the world’s largest retail electronics company, Best Buy. This fortune 100 company selected Richfield as the site of its new world headquarters campus several years ago, and is the largest employer in Richfield.

Many well-known retailers are among the purveyors of goods in Richfield at its many modern shopping areas. Target, The Home Depot, Borders, Land’s End and others, share the stage with our tried-and-true hometown favorites like Broadway Pizza, Patrick’s Bakery and Old Country Buffet (now a large national chain that started in Richfield in 1984, and whose first store still serves hungry folks at 66th Street and Nicollet Avenue).

From our central location, you have access to cultural and sporting events in both Minneapolis and St. Paul. Downtown Minneapolis, only eight minutes away, offers the Guthrie Theater, Orchestra Hall and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts; sporting events at the Metrodome and Target Center; and coming soon, Target Baseball Field. In St. Paul, the Ordway Theater is not to be missed and the Xcel Energy Center offers a hockey viewing venue second to none.

Richfield offers housing choices for everyone. Single-family homes (about 70 percent of our housing), are in an affordable price range. Townhomes, apartments, high-rise condominiums, senior citizen-only residences and assisted-living complexes are located throughout the city.

Educational opportunities in Richfield serve all ages. We are fortunate to have day care sites, Montessori schools, parochial schools, private schools and post-secondary schools to augment a fine K–12 public school system.

All work and no play you say! Not true in Richfield. We have acres of playgrounds, parkland, a two-sheet ice arena, an outdoor swimming pool with two waterslides, a skateboard park and tennis courts. Our recreation department works hard to maintain our recreational facilities for the enjoyment of all ages.

Richfield offers opportunities to live, work and play for its citizens and visitors alike. Those of you who live here already know what a family-friendly city we have. If you’re a newcomer or a visitor, we say “Welcome–we’re glad you’re here!”