Richmond is a small, rural community in western Massachusetts, abutting the New York State border and just south of the city of Pittsfield, where many of its residents work.

Richmond is 14 miles north of Great Barrington and 145 miles west of Boston. It is noted for its scenic beauty, with tree-lined roads and shadows cast across the many fields by the surrounding Berkshire hills.

The town is principally residential in nature, with only a handful of commercial enterprises and several orchards and farms. There are many part-time residents of Richmond from New York City or the Boston area involved in business or the arts who have chosen Richmond as their second homes for its beauty and privacy. The 1600 year round residents of Richmond express a strong sense of community.

What's New:  

June 2009 
June 21 ,2009
Third Anual Richmond 5K Father's Day Run/Walk.
For more info and to download the sign-up sheet, CLICK HERE.
(Adobe PDF Document)

May 2009 
May 30 ,2009
Bulky Day at the Town Garage. From 10AM to 2PM CLICK HERE for the rules.
(Adobe PDF Document)

May 27 ,2009
Annual Town Meeting, 7:30 PM at The Richmond Consolidated School. CLICK HERE for warrant articles.

May 26 ,2009
Garbage Pick-up. Cans, bottles, plastic

May 20 ,2009
Baby Town Meeting, 7:30 PM at Town Hall.

May 14 ,2009
Office hours with the staff of Senator John Kerry. Richmond Town Hall 12:30PM to 1:30PM.

February 2009
February 23,2009
Real and Personal Property Abatement applications are available online. CLICK HERE to download (Adobe PDF Format). The applications must be filled out completely, include any supporting documentation to support your case. They MUST be signed and received by this office by no later than the due date for the first real bill of the fiscal year. For FY 2008, that is March 23
NOTE: This document does not support saving you must complete it, print it, and mail it in. You may also print it out and fill it in by hand.
We DO NOT accept e-mail submissions of this form.

Motor Vehicle Abatement applications are available online. CLICK HERE to download (Adobe PDF Format).
NOTE: This document does not support saving you must complete it, print it, and mail it in. You may also print it out and fill it in by hand. Please remember to include the supporting documentation.
We DO NOT accept e-mail submissions of this form.


February 19, 2009
On Thursday, February 19th the Town mailed the final real estate tax bill for the fiscal year that ended June 30 2008. The issuance of this bill had been delayed as a result of issues between the town and the state Department of Revenue over the fiscal year 2008 real estate values. With those issues resolved the town is seeking to return to a regular tax billing cycle. The final fiscal year 2008 bill is due by March 23, 2009. Payments can be sent to the Office of the Tax Collector, Town Hall, 1529 State Road, Richmond, 01254 or paid either in person at Town Hall or via the Town’s website by clicking on the “unipay online” button. Applications for abatements are due March 23, 2009 and must be submitted to the Assessor’s Office. Questions can be directed to the Tax Collector at (413) 698-3355.

January 2009
January 30, 2009
The Fiscal Year 2008 tax rate has been certified by the Bureau of Accounts forRichmond. The rate is set at $8.19 per thousand dollars of assessed value as compared to the 2007 rate of $7.78 per thousand dollars of assessed value.
The four pages of the tax rate recapitulation form and the levy limit worksheet (not applicable to districts) are available on the Division of Local Services website:
Tax Rate Recapitulation Form 
Levy Limit Worksheet

January 29, 2009
On January 28th roughly 20 hearty residents braved the winter weather to attend the 7:00PM Special Town Meeting.  Eight of the nine articles up for consideration were approved unanimously.  The article authorizing the Selectmen to submit a Small Town Road Assistance grant for improvements to Lenox Mountain Road was tabled after several speakers expressed concerns about the scope and need for the project.  Anyone seeking information on any of the articles considered can contact the Town Administrator's office at 698-3882. CLICK HERE to view the warrant from the meeting.  Adobe PDF format.

January 19, 2009

The Town will hold a Special Town Meeting on Wednesday, January 28, 2009.  The meeting will be begin at 7:00PM and will be held at Town Hall 1529 State Road.  All registered town voters are encouraged to attend this important meeting.  Please contact the Town Manager, Matt Kerwood, with any questions on any of the items to be voted on.  CLICK HERE to view the warrant for the meeting.  Adobe PDF format.

January 14, 2009
The Richmond  Town Newsletter is now available online  CLICK HERE to download it Adobe PDF format. If you are interested in receiving further Town Publications via e-mail, please e-mail newsletter @ richmondma.org (remove the spaces between the @ symbol)

December 2008
December 29, 2008
The Richmond Assessors have completed the FY 2008 value update.  New values are available for public review beginning December 29, 2008 at the Richmond Town Hall and via download. CLICK HERE (sorted by name) Adobe PDF format. CLICK HERE (sorted by street number) Adobe PDF format.

December 17, 2008
The Selectmen are pleased to announce that they have appointed Matthew M.
Kerwood of Pittsfield to be Richmond's new town administrator.
Matt is the current town administrator in Blandford and also serves on the Pittsfield City Council. He was a legislative aide to former Sen. Jane M.
Swift (R-Williamstown) and worked in the Massachusetts Office of Business Development, first as Berkshire County project manager and then as western regional director. He is a graduate of Fairfield University.