Personal loans in Richmondville, NY
Two households in Richmondville with comparable incomes can still be offered different rates; the city's 874 residents are not the reason.
Verify the lender's New York licence against the regulator named below before borrowing in Richmondville. Richmondville is one of 595 Census places in New York; its 874 residents put it at 448th. Rate ceilings, licensing requirements and product limits for Richmondville are all set at the New York level. A 2020-to-2023 comparison shows Richmondville down by about 0.1%. The closest larger place is Cobleskill, NY about 5 miles away.
Richmondville by the numbers
Only a few things actually differ by place — population, area, location, and the New York rules a lender must follow — and they are below.
- Population: 874 people, a figure that places Richmondville 448th among the 595 Census places in New York (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: A loss of roughly 0.1% between 2020 and 2023.
- Net change: roughly 1 fewer people than the 2020 Census counted.
- Size percentile: about 25% of New York communities are smaller than Richmondville (874 residents).
- Land and density: 1.8 square miles of land carry roughly 473 residents per square mile.
- By land area: Richmondville ranks 230th among New York's 595 places, at 1.8 sq mi.
- Within New York: about 0.0% of the state's population lives in Richmondville.
- National rank: Richmondville sits 10,813th by population among the 19,457 places in this dataset.
- Growth rank: Richmondville ranks 107th among New York's 595 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- Against the state trend: Richmondville's 0.1% change compares with a New York average of -1.1% across its 595 places.
- Density rank: Richmondville is the 542nd most densely settled place in New York.
- Density vs New York: Richmondville's 473 people per square mile compare with a state median of 1,515.
- Location: mapped by the US Census Bureau at 42.6335, -74.5628.
- Nearest larger cities: Cobleskill (5 mi); Middleburgh (12 mi); Schoharie (13 mi); Stamford (16 mi); Canajoharie (18 mi). For most borrowers the comparison happens online, not at a branch.
- Nearest smaller places: Sharon Springs (11 mi); Ames (14 mi); Cherry Valley (15 mi).
- Within a 50-mile radius: 29 smaller Census places.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 205.
Borrowing reach in Richmondville
Richmondville is lightly settled, with about 473 people per square mile and 61 larger places within 50 miles. A New York licence lets a lender serve Richmondville without a local office, so branch density does not change what its 874 residents are offered. The nearest bigger place is Cobleskill, NY about 5 miles away.
New York rules behind a Richmondville personal loan
New York has no separate rate rule for Richmondville; the sourced rows below are what reach every lender that serves its 874 people.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) Source says: "Notify the Department of Financial Services at (800) 342-3736 if you believe payday loans are being made in New York" | New York State Department of Financial Services as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 16% per annum maximum civil rate (Banking Law 14-a; General Obligations Law 5-501) Source says: "The maximum rate of interest provided for in section 5-501 of the general obligations law shall be sixteen per centum per annum." | New York State Senate (Open Legislation) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Illegal in New York State, in person, by telephone, or over the Internet Source says: "Payday loans are illegal in New York State." | New York State Department of Financial Services as of 2026-09-16 |
What a Richmondville borrower is actually offered
With roughly 874 residents, Richmondville is a small community; its personal loans are typically unsecured, priced from your credit rather than the city's size. The APR tracks your credit score rather than Richmondville's rank of 448th in New York: a strong file may earn a single-digit rate, while damaged credit can push the rate far higher. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Richmondville loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.
What to do before borrowing in Richmondville
These steps shape the offer you get in Richmondville, a place of about 874 people:
- Pull your credit reports first and correct any error before a lender sees the file.
- Use the loan calculator to test the payment on your intended amount and term.
- Line up several pre-qualified offers and let the APR decide.
- Confirm the New York licence with the regulator named above before committing.
- Write down the purpose of the loan and your repayment plan before you apply.
- If debt is already a struggle, talk to a nonprofit credit counsellor before borrowing more.
- Look for an origination fee or prepayment penalty in the written disclosure.
In Richmondville as elsewhere in New York, the written terms — not the advertisement — are what count for its 874 residents.
Richmondville's place among New York's 595 places
Among New York's 595 places, Richmondville sits at 448th for population, a share of roughly 0.0% of the state. Its 2020-to-2023 change ranks 107th of 595 New York places, putting it near the 82th percentile for growth. At about 473 people per square mile, Richmondville is the 542nd most densely settled place in New York. The population moved by about 1 people between 2020 and 2023, a 0.1% shift.
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Nearby places
- Cobleskill, NY — population 4,479
- Sharon Springs, NY — population 498
- Ames, NY — population 138
- Stamford, NY — population 1,070
- Middleburgh, NY — population 1,164
- Cherry Valley, NY — population 476
- Schoharie, NY — population 947
- Canajoharie, NY — population 2,053