Richardson: Healthcare & Safety
Medical care in Richardson runs through 10 hospitals. 3 EMS stations on call. Public-safety footprint: 3 fire stations, 3 police facilities. 21 nursing facilities in the area.
- 8.4 hospitals per 100K residents (vs Texas 24.5/100K).
Hospitals & Facilities
10 hospitals within range (8.4 per 100K residents) — CMS Hospital Compare lists facilities by Medicare provider ID.
Facilities (15)
RICHARDSON NURSING AND REHABILITATION
Lindan Park Care Center LP
THE RESERVE AT RICHARDSON
THE PLAZA AT RICHARDSON
SAN REMO
COTTONWOOD CREEK HEALTHCARE COMMUNITY
REMINGTON TRANSITIONAL CARE OF RICHARDSON
Shrine Home Health Care LLC
DEFAITH HOME HEALTH AGENCY INC
Aubree Home Care, Inc
NORTH DALLAS SURGICARE, INC
Compassus - Corpus Christi
LIFELINE HOME HEALTH SERVICES
AMERICANSENIOR
MY REDEEMER HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND CONSULT LLC
Hospitals (10)
MEDICAL CENTER OF MCKINNEY
METHODIST RICHARDSON MEDICAL CENTER
MEDICAL CITY PLANO
TEXAS HEALTH PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL PLANO
TEXAS HEALTH PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL ALLEN
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER PLANO
TEXAS HEALTH CENTER FOR DIAGNOSTICS & SURGERY
CHILDRENS MEDICAL CENTER PLANO
COOK CHILDRENS MEDICAL CENTER PROSPER
| Healthcare Links · Npi All | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Richardson&state=TX&l… |
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| Healthcare Links · Npi Urgent Care | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Richardson&state=TX&t… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Veterinary | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Richardson&state=TX&t… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Dental | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Richardson&state=TX&t… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Pharmacy | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Richardson&state=TX&t… |
Sources: NPI Registry API — query URLs built from town name + state
Public Health Indicators
County Health Rankings (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation + UW Population Health) measure outcomes (deaths, days unwell) and behaviors (smoking, obesity, drinking) against U.S. benchmarks.
| Cdc Birth Rate · Fips | 48085 |
|---|---|
| Cdc Birth Rate · State Fips | 48 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County Fips | 085 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County | Collin |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Birth Rate | 7.5% |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Lower Ci | 7.00 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Upper Ci | 8.00 |
| Cdc Mortality · Fips | 48085 |
| Cdc Mortality · County | Collin County |
| Cdc Mortality · Urban Rural | Large central metro |
| Cdc Mortality · Total Deaths 2020 2023 | 25,596 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Fips | 48085 |
| Cdc Vaccination · County | Collin County |
| Cdc Vaccination · Dose1 Pop Pct | 80.1% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Series Complete Pct | 69.7% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Booster Pct | 44.0% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Population 2019 | 1,034,730 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Metro Status | Metro |
| Health Rankings · Premature deaths per 100K | 4,575 per 100K |
| Health Rankings · Poor health (self-reported) | 0.1% |
| Health Rankings · Poor physical-health days/month | 3.3 days/month |
| Health Rankings · Poor mental-health days/month | 4.5 days/month |
| Health Rankings · Adult smoking | 0.1% |
| Health Rankings · Adult obesity | 0.3% |
| Health Rankings · Physically inactive | 0.2% |
| Health Rankings · Excessive drinking | 0.2% |
| Overdose Deaths · Death Rate Per 100K | 14.19 |
| Overdose Deaths · Year | 2021 |
| Overdose Deaths · Lower Ci | 13.40 |
| Overdose Deaths · Upper Ci | 15.02 |
| Overdose Deaths · Urban Rural | Large Fringe Metro |
| Vaccination State · Date | 2023-05-10T00:00:00.000 |
| Vaccination State · Distributed | 80,813,315 |
| Vaccination State · Administered | 52,510,128 |
| Vaccination State · Dose1 Recipients | 22,322,586 |
| Vaccination State · Dose1 Pop Pct | 77.0% |
| Vaccination State · Series Complete | 18,406,327 |
| Vaccination State · Series Complete Pct | 63.5% |
Sources: federal dataset cascade · County Health Rankings 2025 · CDC NCHS Drug Poisoning Mortality — county FIPS matched · Refreshed 2026-04-12
Environmental Health
Air, water, and climate-risk indicators. AQI is the EPA Air Quality Index (0–50 = good, 51–100 = moderate, 101+ = unhealthy for sensitive groups).
| Air Quality · Year | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Air Quality · Days with measurable AQI | 365 |
| Air Quality · Good air-quality days | 283 |
| Air Quality · Moderate AQI days | 71 |
| Air Quality · Unhealthy days (sensitive groups) | 8.0 days/month |
| Air Quality · Unhealthy Days | 3.0 days/month |
| Air Quality · Highest AQI recorded | 161 |
| Air Quality · Median AQI | 77 |
| Climate · Avg Temp F | 66.80 |
| Climate · Annual Precip In | 49.10 |
| Climate · Station Name | RICHARDSON |
| Climate · Station Distance Miles | 2.8 mi |
| Climate · Period | 2015-2024 average |
| Environmental Orgs · Total count | 23 |
| Flood risk · Flood Disaster Declarations | 170 |
| Flood risk · Risk level | high |
Sources: EPA AQI Annual Summary 2024 · NOAA RCC-ACIS MultiStnData — nearest station by coordinates · IRS BMF NTEE C/D · FEMA OpenFEMA disaster declarations · Refreshed 2026-04-12
Animal & Domestic
Animal-shelter capacity and domestic-violence services in the area.
| Animal Shelters · Total count | 2 |
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Sources: IRS BMF keyword search
Other
Facilities (15)
APPLETREE COURT ASSISTED LIVING
ARDEN COURTS OF RICHARDSON
ATRIA RICHARDSON
COTTONWOOD CREEK HEALTHCARE COMMUNITY
DIGNIFIED LIVING
DIGNIFIED LIVING, LLC
FAITH COMFORT CARE HOME LLC
FIELDWOOD
GLORIOUS RESIDENTIAL PLACE
GUARDIAN ANGELS GROUP HOME LLC
HERITAGE HOUSE OF RICHARDSON
LINDAN PARK CARE CENTER LP
PARK BEND
POWERBACK REHABILITATION RICHARDSON
SAN REMO
Facilities (25)
QORVO TEXAS LLC
FLEXTRONICS
GENERAL PACKAGING
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
HR INDUSTRIES INC
LEEMAH ELECTRONICS INC
LONE STAR COLD STORAGE INC
MKS INSTRUMENTS INC
MULTICORE SOLDERS INC
EMSOLUTIONS LLC
ALCATEL NETWORK SYSTEMS INC
ROCKWELL COLLINS INC
U S MULTILAYER
SANMINA-SCI CORP
SUREGUARD INC
FUJITSU NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS INC
COMMSCOPE INC
CONVEX COMPUTER CORP
US CLINICAL PRODUCTS INC
OWENS FOODS INC
CLEANPART SOUTH
CELESTICA LLC
RICHARDSON PLANT
TXI-RICHARDSON READY MIX
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC
Va Facilities (3)
Dallas Vet Center
Dallas County Vet Center
Dallas VA Medical Center
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatal crashes (county, NHTSA FARS) | 61 |
|---|---|
| Nhtsa Fars · Traffic fatalities | 62 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Pedestrian fatalities | 20 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Rural Crashes | 10 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Urban Crashes | 51 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Single Vehicle | 30 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Multi Vehicle | 31 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatality Rate Per 100K | 5.80 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Fips | 48085 |
| Usda Food Atlas · County | Collin County |
| Usda Food Atlas · Total Tracts | 152 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 1Mi | 58 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 10Mi | 58 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop Half Mi | 548,471.19 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop 1Mi | 208,291.96 |
| Crime Data · Population Covered | 117,962 |
| Crime Data · Violent Crime | 173 |
| Crime Data · Murder | 2 |
| Crime Data · Rape | 10 |
| Crime Data · Robbery | 45 |
| Crime Data · Aggravated Assault | 116 |
| Crime Data · Property Crime | 2,163 |
| Crime Data · Burglary | 260 |
| Health Data · Access2 | 12.10 |
| Health Data · Arthritis | 18.70 |
| Health Data · Binge | 17.40 |
| Health Data · Bphigh | 29.80 |
| Health Data · Bpmed | 59.00 |
| Health Data · Cancer | 6.40 |
| Health Data · Casthma | 9.20 |
| Health Data · Chd | 4.50 |
| Health Nonprofits · Total count | 45 |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Name | THE PLAZA AT RICHARDSON |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Distance | 0.7 mi |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Name | PRIMACARE MEDICAL CENTER - RICHARDSON |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Distance | 1.4 mi |
| Nearest Va Medical · Name | DALLAS VETERANS CENTER |
| Nearest Va Medical · Distance | 5.7 mi |
| Pharmacies · County total | 140 |
| Safety Score · Violent Crime Rate Per 1000 | 1.46 |
| Safety Score · Emergency Services Count | 9 |
| Safety Score · Services Per 10K Residents | 80.0% |
| Safety Score · Crime Level | low crime |
Sources: NHTSA FARS 2023 · federal dataset cascade · FBI UCR/NIBRS 2024 · CDC PLACES 2025 · IRS BMF NTEE E/F/G/H · HIFLD — nearest by coordinates · Census CBP — pharmacy NAICS code · Refreshed 2026-04-12