Even on the area’s higher pay, Riverview costs more to live in than 94% of U.S. towns
It ranks #496 of 637 in Florida and #306 of 400 U.S. cities over 100,000 for affordability. Down 2.4% in a year, close to the Florida typical home.
Census 2020–24 home values, rents, tax bills and cost burden, measured against the median household income of the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area ($74K). How TownRatings grades cost of living
The grade measures what housing costs against what households in the area earn. Riverview’s area earns well above the typical U.S. town ($74K against $74K), but homes, rent and taxes here run higher still. Owners keep up better than renters: 25% of owners pay 30% or more of income for housing (typical U.S. town: 20%), against 55% of renters.
In dollars
- $363Ktypical home, 3% below the Florida typical homeZillow, September 2026
- $2,660a month for a two-bedroom, utilities includedHUD Fair Market Rent, 2026
- 101prices across the Tampa metro, where the U.S. is 100 (housing 126)BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
In paychecks the grade
- 5.2 yrsof area income buys the typical home; the typical U.S. town: 3.3$74K, Tampa-area income
- 32%of area income goes to the median rent; the typical U.S. town: 18%Census 2020–24
- 55%of renters pay 30%+ of income for housing; across Florida: 60%Census 2020–24
- 25%of owners do; the typical U.S. town: 20%Census 2020–24
The short version on homes in Riverview
Prices are 13% below their 2022 peak
The typical Riverview home peaked at $420K in August 2022 and is worth about $363K now. Florida as a whole is 7% off its own peak. Over five years, Riverview is still up 12%. Price trend ↓
Owning can cost less than renting
With 20% down at the calculator’s rate, the typical Riverview home runs about $2,210 a month with tax and insurance. A two-bedroom rents for about $2,660. Can I afford it? ↓
Mostly newer homes
Half of Riverview’s homes were built after 2006, against 1988 for Florida as a whole. Property taxes ↓
A high property tax rate
Owners pay about 1.01% of a home’s value a year in property tax, against 0.76% across Florida. The median bill is $3,893 (Florida: $2,730). On the typical home, that’s about $310 a month. Property taxes ↓
Written from the data on this page. Home values are the Zillow Home Value Index, through September 2026; sales and supply are Redfin’s for September 2026; incomes, rents paid, taxes and ownership come from the Census American Community Survey.
What’s behind Riverview’s grade
Measured against what households in the area earn, Riverview is more affordable than 6% of U.S. towns, #496 of 637 in Florida. Rent pulls the grade down most; the share of households paying 30%+ for housing holds it up.
Values have lagged Florida: the typical Riverview home is up 12.5% in five years, against 18.6% statewide (Zillow).
Up 12.5% in five years
Slower than Florida (18.6%).
Show as a table
| January | Riverview | Florida |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $213,000 | $209,000 |
| 2018 | $228,000 | $226,000 |
| 2019 | $240,000 | $241,000 |
| 2020 | $246,000 | $252,000 |
| 2021 | $270,000 | $276,000 |
| 2022 | $355,000 | $339,000 |
| 2023 | $405,000 | $392,000 |
| 2024 | $397,000 | $402,000 |
| 2025 | $388,000 | $396,000 |
| 2026 | $368,000 | $377,000 |
| September 2026 | $363,000 | $375,000 |
A typical Riverview home worth $209K in October 2016 is worth about $363K today.
Zillow Home Value Index: the typical value of all homes (middle third), smoothed and seasonally adjusted, through September 2026.
A balanced market
About 5.6 months of supply: neither buyers nor sellers have a clear edge.
Under ~4 months of supply favors sellers; over ~6 favors buyers.
Redfin Data Center, all residential sales, September 2026.
A typical home costs 5.2 years of area income
The calculator starts from the area income the grade uses. Switch to Riverview’s own median, or type yours.
That’s $79K short of a typical Riverview home.
A two-bedroom rents for about $2,660 a month here, $450 more than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Riverview’s typical property tax (1.01% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $2,660
Renters already here pay a median of $2,002, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Property tax runs above the Florida norm
The median bill is $3,893 (Florida: $2,730), 1.01% of a home’s value a year, against 0.76% statewide.
Census American Community Survey 2020–24: the median real-estate tax bill homeowners report, and that bill ÷ the median home value. Bills include town, school and county taxes. The Census reports bills over $10,000 only as “$10,000+”.
The rest of a budget near Riverview
Only figures published free for the whole country, each labeled with the area it covers: the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area, or Florida. Groceries follow the goods price level; nobody publishes them town by town.
| Cost | Here | Compared with | Area | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prices overall U.S. = 100 | 101 | FL 103 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Goods (groceries, clothing, cars…) U.S. = 100 | 95 | FL 98 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Utilities U.S. = 100 | 89 | FL 90 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Other services U.S. = 100 | 98 | FL 101 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
Price levels: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities 2024 (metro area and state). Electricity: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, table 5.6.A.
Riverview vs. its neighbors
Of the 4 towns here with a Zillow value, Riverview has the 3rd-lowest. Fish Hawk and Bloomingdale and Balm and Progress Village have no Zillow value, so they are in the table only.
Cost next door · one source per column
| Town | Cost | Typical home Zillow, September 2026 | Median value Census 2020–24 | Tax rate bill ÷ value | 2-bed rent HUD 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview | D | $363K | $384K | 1.01% | $2,660 |
| Bloomingdale | D | — | $415K | 0.80% | $2,720 |
| Fish Hawk | D− | — | $561K | 1.11% | $2,950 |
| Balm | C− | — | $345K | 0.84% | $1,680 |
| Gibsonton | C− | $315K | $305K | 1.04% | $1,840 |
| Apollo Beach | D− | $440K | $473K | 1.22% | $2,460 |
| Progress Village | D | — | $287K | 1.00% | $2,280 |
| Brandon | D | $353K | $339K | 0.71% | $2,190 |
“—” under Zillow: Zillow publishes no value for that town, so it’s left blank rather than mixed with Census figures.
Questions about the cost of living in Riverview
Is Riverview expensive to live in?
Measured against what households in the area earn, Riverview costs more than 94% of U.S. towns: a D for cost of living, #496 of 637 in Florida. The typical home costs 5.2 years of the median household income of the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area ($74K).
How much does a house cost in Riverview?
About $363K, Zillow’s typical value for September 2026, down 2.4% in a year. The Florida typical home is $375K.
What salary do you need to live in Riverview?
To buy the typical home with 20% down at 6.3%, about $95,000 a year, keeping the payment (about $2,210 a month with tax and insurance) at 28% of income. To rent a two-bedroom at 30% of income, about $106,000.
How much is rent in Riverview?
HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $2,660 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in. Renters already here pay a median of $2,002 (Census 2020–24).
What are property taxes in Riverview?
The median bill is $3,893 a year, 1.01% of the median home value (Florida: $2,730, 0.76%), from the Census 2020–24.
Are home prices in Riverview going up?
No: down 2.4% in the past year and 12.5% in five years, against 18.6% across Florida (Zillow).
Neighbors talk housing
What Riverview buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, September 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, September 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer. Regional price levels: BEA; electricity: EIA. How TownRatings grades cost of living.