Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Riverton grades A− overall, ranked 148th of 466 in New Jersey. The median household earns $121K and it is healthier than 93% of U.S. towns. What holds it back is price: the typical home is worth about $466K, 5.1 years of the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 100% of U.S. towns, with 1 place on the National Register. On hazard risk, just 3 of New Jersey’s 530 towns do worse. Riverton is more walkable than 88% of U.S. towns. No town in New Jersey scores higher than Riverton on history.
Where Riverton beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Where Riverton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Riverton is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for jobs and income (better than 96% of comparable towns) to D− for hazard risk (better than 3%), so the A− overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 582 in 1880, 2,764 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 6 maps from 1893 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Riverton. Close and well known come first.
Big draw8 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw11 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw8 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw8 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw9 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
Big draw11 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile ArenaUSS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0
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 Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Riverton.
Riverton pairs an A− overall with homes cheaper than the New Jersey norm and has less food insecurity than most of New Jersey, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of New Jersey (mostly inland flooding).
Its widest gap with New Jersey is food insecurity: 6.9% of its 2,168 adults worry about having enough food, against 14.3% statewide. Within New Jersey it is healthier than 67% of the 468 graded towns: New Jersey sets a high bar.
26% of Riverton adults feel lonely, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 32% and U.S. towns at 33%. 30% of Riverton adults sleep under 7 hours. Riverton beats the New Jersey average on 15 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
| Riverton | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 32% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 36% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| What stands out | Riverton | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.9% | 14.3% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.7% | 9.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Riverton School District. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverton School DistrictLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 252 | B+ |
| Orchard Friends School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 1–12 | Grades 1–12 | 19 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 99% of New Jersey towns, with expected losses of about $850 per resident a year; that rating is what its D− for hazard risk is built on.
Riverton’s FEMA risk score is 95 of 100, above both New Jersey’s towns (52 of 100) and U.S. towns (44 of 100). One flood insurance claim has been paid in Riverton since 1994.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Riverton for work: only 4% work in town. 1.4% of residents live below the poverty line in Riverton. Jobs based in Riverton grew to 590 in 2023, 38 more than in 2013.
| Riverton | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 1.4% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $121,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.2% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Riverton has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Riverton is 88°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Riverton grades A− overall with a typical home of about $467K, below the New Jersey typical value; only 24 of the 132 New Jersey towns graded A− or better can say that.
Riverton’s median rent is $1,431 a month. The typical Riverton home is worth about $467,000, up 2.8% in a year, 19% below the New Jersey typical home.
| Riverton | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,431 a month | $1,780 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 77% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Adults 35 to 64 are 34% of residents (40% statewide). Riverton has grown 3% since 2020, to 2,842 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 47% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 44% across New Jersey.
| Riverton | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 47% | 45% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 23% | 21% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Median age | 40.3 years | 42 years | 40.5 years |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.6 points. Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women.
| Riverton | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.3% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.5% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.3% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.5% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.6% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.6% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.1% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.3% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.8% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.4% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 23% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.4% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.5% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 20.6% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,800, single groups can be off by several points
Riverton's reported crime rate is above New Jersey's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. Violent crime is rare: 2 reported in 2025.
| Riverton | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 19.4 per 1,000 residents | 7.4 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.7 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
32 within 15 miles of the center of Riverton
About 8 of every 100 Riverton residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
5 notable people were born in Riverton.
Borough in Burlington County, New Jersey, US
Riverton is a borough located in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 2,764, a decrease of 15 (−.5%) from the 2010 census count of 2,779, which in turn reflected an increase of 20 (+0.7%) from the 2,759 counted in the 2000 census. The borough, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Riverton was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on December 18, 1893, from portions of Cinnaminson Township, based on the results of a referendum held six days earlier. Portions of the borough were taken to form Palmyra Township on April 19, 1894. The borough's na…
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3 towns share a border with Riverton.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverton | #148 | A− | C− | — | B+ | A |
| Cinnaminson Township | #289 | B− | D | C+ | B | A |
| Palmyra | #359 | C | C− | C+ | C+ | B+ |
Riverton reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Riverton with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Riverton grades A− overall, better than 82% of U.S. towns and #148 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades A for health and B+ for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
Riverton was established in 1851 and has 1 place on the National Register of Historic Places. 5 notable people were born here, including Lloyd Carpenter Griscom and Edythe Ferris.
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