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Riverton gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $198K, 2.6 years of the Springfield metro’s $76K median household income. It grades B+ overall, 304th among Illinois's 767 graded towns. On the plus side, the median household earns $81K. Only 4 of the 768 Illinois towns we compare have a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Riverton. Riverton's schools rank behind 70% of the state's.
Where Riverton beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Riverton is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 703 in 1880, 3,532 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1966 and 7 maps from 1907 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Riverton. Close and well known come first.
Big draw7 mi LandmarkLincoln Tomb
7 mi National Historic SiteLincoln Home National Historic Site124K visitors a year6 mi National MonumentSpringfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument
7 mi MuseumOld State Capitol State Historic Site
18 mi MuseumLincoln's New Salem
7 mi MuseumIllinois State MuseumLincoln Tomb: David Jones, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Lincoln Home National Historic Site: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Old State Capitol State Historic Site: Shadow2700 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Lincoln's New Salem: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Illinois State Museum: Mike Linksvayer from Oakland, California, CC0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Riverton, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Riverton.
Typical home values rose 9.8% in the year to September 2026. Riverton’s median rent is $981 a month, below both Illinois’ towns ($1,129 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month).
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Riverton has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 19° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Riverton beats the Illinois average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 20% of Riverton adults binge drink, above both the Illinois town median (18%) and the median of U.S. towns (16%). 9.8% of Riverton adults have diabetes.
| Riverton | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.8% | 11% | 12% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 23% | 25% |
| What stands out | Riverton | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.8% | 15.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Riverton has about as many jobs (1,286) as working residents, but only 87 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Riverton for work: only 6% work in town. The average trip to work in Riverton is 29 minutes. The top destinations are Springfield (50%), Decatur (3%) and Chicago (2%).
| Riverton | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.9% | 8.4% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Riverton's reported crime rate is below Illinois's. Riverton’s violent crime rate is 2.9 per 1,000 residents. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| Riverton | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.9 per 1,000 residents | 1 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 10.1 per 1,000 residents | 7.9 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 59% of U.S. communities. Since 1993, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Riverton.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.3 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Riverton | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.5% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Field of Dreams Park | 0.1 mi | 19 |
| 2. Center Park | 0.1 mi | 9 |
| 3. Veterans Memorial Park | 0.1 mi | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
3 within 15 miles of the center of Riverton
About 4 of every 100 Riverton residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
Village in Illinois, United States
Riverton is a village in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Riverton had a population of 3,532. It is part of the Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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One town shares a border with Riverton.
Riverton reports no FBI crime data of its own. Spaulding isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Riverton with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Riverton grades B+ overall, better than 72% of U.S. towns and #304 of 767 in Illinois. It grades B for health and C for schools.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
2 notable people were born here, including Charles McGavin and Nellie Revell.
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