RiversideNY
A town of 4,038.
Is Riverside a good place to live?
Riverside’s median rent is $2,846 a month, above both New York’s towns ($1,101 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). 38% of the land in Riverside is conserved, where New York’s towns sit at 5.2% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest park or preserve is David A. Sarnoff Preserve, at 43 acres. We don’t grade Riverside yet; the figures below are still real.
97% of working residents leave Riverside for work
Where Riverside’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Moving to Riverside: who provides what
Riverside is unincorporated, so Suffolk County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Riverside.
Nearly a third of Riverside is conserved land
4.1 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The trail density in Riverside is 1.5 miles per square mile. The biggest park or preserve is David A. Sarnoff Preserve, at 43 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. David A. Sarnoff Preserve | 0.2 mi | 43 |
| 2. Ludlum Avenue Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Very low risk in Riverside, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 83% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Riverside has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Riverside for work: only 3% work in town. Riverside’s average trip to work is 35 minutes. Since 2013, Riverside has lost 925 jobs, to 226 in 2023.
| Riverside | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 35 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.6% | 10% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
More young adults than New York overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 36% of residents (23% statewide); people 65 and older are 11% of residents (18% statewide). 15% of residents are under 18 in Riverside. 33% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 40% across New York.
| Riverside | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 11% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 34.3 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 15% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 33% | 32% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
41% women, 59% men
About 142 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.3 points). Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women. Among residents 55 to 64, 77% are men (NY 49%).
| Riverside | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 3.5% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.8% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.6% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 26.9% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.1% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 18.2% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.2% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.5% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 2.1% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 17.3% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.4% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 5.8% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.7% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.3% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.6% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,000, single groups can be off by several points
Riverside has four seasons and pleasant summers
Riverside has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 23° and about 27 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults in Riverside worry about having enough food than in the typical New York or U.S. town
24% of Riverside adults worry about having enough food. Riverside beats the New York average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13. 15% of Riverside adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Riverside | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 21% | 23% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 13% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 37% | 36% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 5.9% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Riverside | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.5% | 12.8% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.5% | 7.7% |
| More uninsured adults | 14.7% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Yale Bowl and 43 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Riverside. Close and well known come first.
32 mi Stadium & arenaYale Bowl
8 mi LandmarkCalverton National Cemetery
38 mi State parkGillette Castle State Park
8 mi Park & preserveLong Island Central Pine Barrens
31 mi MuseumYale University Art Gallery
3 mi Theme parkSplish SplashPhoto credits
Yale Bowl: Kenneth Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Calverton National Cemetery: United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Public domain · Gillette Castle State Park: Original uploader was Kevinpepin at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Long Island Central Pine Barrens: Americasroof, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Yale University Art Gallery: Ragesoss, Public domain · Splish Splash: Railroadwiki, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Riverside
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Riverside; the nearest are
College town 18 of every 100 Riverside residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Riverside’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Riverside.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Riverhead | #649 | C− | D− | C | C− | B |
| Southampton | #249 | B+ | D− | A− | B | A |
| Northampton | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Flanders | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Calverton | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Riverside, Northampton, Flanders and Calverton aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Riverside with a neighbor →
Questions about Riverside
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Riverside, NY a good place to live?
We don’t grade Riverside yet; the figures below are still real.