Photo: Hayden Soloviev · CC BY 4.0103 homes sold in Riverside in the last year, at a typical $2.7M
Almost every sale is a house. Below: what each kind of home sells for, what your budget buys, the best months to buy, how hard you’ll have to bid, and a shortcut to every site where Riverside homes are listed.
Every place Riverside homes are listed, in one stop
We don’t copy listings: the agents’ sites have the photos and the latest price changes. Set what you want once and we open each site already filtered to Riverside.
For sale
Rent
New, land & open houses
Links open the listing sites; TownRatings isn’t paid for them and doesn’t rank one above another. Rentals and government-owned homes come from sources outside the MLS.
Houses are 87% of Riverside’s sales, at a typical $3.1M
103 homes sold in the year to May 2026.
typical sale · 90 sold in 12 months
- Per square foot
- $886CT $273
- Days to sell
- 33
- Sold over asking
- 51%
- Listings with a price cut
- 14%
Multi-family (2–4 units): 1 sold, typical $396K
Townhouses: 4 sold, typical $175K
Condos: 8 sold, typical $674K
Too few sales in 12 months for reliable figures.
Fewer homes sell than before 2022, at 1.9 times the 2016 price
103 sales in the last year, against 206 in 2021 and a low of 93 in 2023. The typical sale went from $1.4M in 2016 to $2.7M.
Source: Redfin Data Center, MLS sales. Typical price and $/sq ft are the monthly medians, weighted by sales.
What $2M buys in Riverside
Check a listing against what Riverside homes sold for
Against the town’s median price per square foot over the last 12 months. A rough check: condition, lot and location within town move a price more than this can see.
Bidding wars in Riverside are more common than before the pandemic, but 83% fewer homes come up for sale
We read every month of Riverside’s home sales since 2015 so you don’t have to. Each figure covers 12 months, because a single month in a town is too few sales to mean much. Latest: the year to May 2026, 103 sales.
If you’re buying in Riverside
- Shop in May. It brings about 25 new listings a month, close to the busiest month, with fewer bidding wars (26% over asking).
- Some room to negotiate. 15% of listings cut their price, about as many as before the pandemic.
- Expect to bid over asking. Buyers paid 102.7% of the list price on average; 50% paid over.
- Move fast on good ones. Half of homes are under contract within two weeks.
Spring brings both the most homes and the most bidding wars
May has the most new listings (about 25 a month), but April is the most competitive: 33% of April sales close over asking. February has the least competition (17%).
Averages for each calendar month, 2015 on.
Hotter than in 2021, and calmer than Connecticut
| Riverside now | 2017–19 | 2021 peak | CT now | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sold over askingShare of sales that closed above the list price | 50% | 11% | 38% | 56% |
| Gone within two weeksShare of homes under contract within 14 days | 47% | 7% | 33% | 47% |
| Listings with a price cutShare of homes for sale that cut their price | 15% | 14% | 16% | 18% |
| Price paid vs. askingAverage sale price ÷ list price | 102.7% | 95.7% | 99.9% | 102.2% |
| Days to sellMedian days from listing to contract | 31 | 116 | 52 | 39 |
14 homes for sale on a typical day
That’s 83% fewer than in 2017–19 and well under 2018’s 94.
1 in 7 listings has cut its price
15% in the last year, against 14% in 2017–19 and 18% across Connecticut.
Since 2019, houses are up 80%, condos 47%
A house typically sold for $3.1M in the last year (90 sales), a condo for $674K (8).
Median sale price, weighted by sales each month. Years with fewer than 4 sales of a type are left out.
Riverside ranks 54th of 78 busy Connecticut markets for bidding wars
Share of sales over asking in the last year, among towns with 60 or more sales. Riverside is in the middle of the pack.
Source: Redfin Data Center, city market tracker, January 2015 to May 2026 (MLS sales, not seasonally adjusted). Ratios are weighted by homes sold; price cuts by homes for sale.
Four things worth knowing
New listings in May
The month with the most choice. December has the fewest, about 3.
Best time to buyTypical commute
The average one-way trip to work for people who live in Riverside.
Work & commuteCheck the flood map
Flood insurance isn’t in a standard policy, and lenders require it in FEMA flood zones. Check the address before you make an offer.
Natural hazardsLook up any property
Assessed value, lot size and every past sale of a home you’re eyeing are public, at the town or county assessor and the registry of deeds.
Cos Cob, Greenwich, Pemberwick, Stamford and Byram sell for less a square foot
The busier markets within 25 miles of Riverside, by what sold. Prices, taxes and how far a paycheck goes next door are on Cost of living.
| Sold | Typical sale | $/sq ft | Over asking | Days to sell | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stamford | 1,211 | $730K | $379 | 61% | 36 |
| Greenwich | 748 | $2.4M | $804 | 47% | 36 |
| Riverside | 103 | $2.7M | $849 | 50% | 31 |
| Old Greenwich | 83 | $2.7M | $1,003 | 58% | 27 |
| Cos Cob | 81 | $1.6M | $698 | 56% | 34 |
| Pemberwick | 41 | $1.4M | $653 | 61% | 45 |
| Byram | 27 | $1.2M | $547 | 63% | 43 |
Redfin Data Center, June 2025 to May 2026. Towns with fewer than 20 sales are left out, and Redfin doesn’t report every town separately.
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Questions about buying a home in Riverside
What do homes sell for in Riverside, CT?
103 homes sold in the year to May 2026 at a typical $2.7M, $849 a square foot.
Is Riverside a buyer’s or seller’s market?
A seller’s market: 15 homes were for sale in May 2026 and 10 sold, about 1.5 months of supply. Buyers paid 102.7% of asking on average, and 15% of listings cut their price.
When is the best time to buy in Riverside?
May brings the most new listings. The sales history shows which months have fewer bidding wars.
Where can I see homes for sale in Riverside?
Zillow, Redfin, Realtor.com and Homes.com all carry Riverside’s MLS listings; the search links above open each one filtered to Riverside.
Sales, prices, days on market and listings: Redfin Data Center (MLS, monthly, not seasonally adjusted). Property tax rate: Census American Community Survey. Two-bedroom rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. Typical home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Schools grade: TownRatings (how grades work).