RiverviewSC
A town of 2,121.
Is Riverview a good place to live?
Riverview’s best subject grades are an A+ for schools, an A for health, and an A− for cost of living. Riverview’s income of the median household is $136,000, above both the South Carolina town median ($57,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Only 14 of South Carolina’s 263 towns score higher on health. On the outdoors, just 20 of South Carolina’s 263 towns do worse. Riverview has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
99% of working residents leave Riverview for work
Where Riverview’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Riverview grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within South Carolina), ordered by how far Riverview is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Carowinds and 18 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Riverview. Close and well known come first.
7 mi Theme parkCarowinds
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaBank of America Stadium15 mi MuseumSullenberger Aviation Museum70K visitors a year
33 mi LakeLake Norman
17 mi Stadium & arenaBojangles Coliseum
13 mi MuseumBilly Graham LibraryPhoto credits
Carowinds: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bank of America Stadium: HangingCurve, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Norman: Prince Grobhelm, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bojangles Coliseum: James Willamor, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Billy Graham Library: Billy Hathorn, CC BY 3.0
Moving to Riverview: who provides what
Riverview is unincorporated, so York 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 Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Riverview.
On CDC estimates, Riverview is healthier than nine in ten U.S. towns
Among adults in Riverview, 14% report frequent mental distress, below both South Carolina’s towns (18%) and U.S. towns (17%). On the CDC’s 32 measures, Riverview is ahead of South Carolina on 21 and behind on 1. Also worth knowing: for adults locally, the share who report frequent physical distress is 11%.
| Riverview | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 33% | 33% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 23% | 19% |
| What stands out | Riverview | SC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.8% | 17.4% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 4.6% | 8.6% |
| Fewer adults screened for colon cancer | 65.5% | 69.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Riverview has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Riverview had 217 jobs in 2023, up 91 from 2013. Most people who work leave Riverview to do it: just 1% work in town. Its average trip to work is 19 minutes. Half of commuters travel less than 16 miles.
| Riverview | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.8% | 17% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 6.1% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
More middle-aged adults than South Carolina overall
Among residents in Riverview, 12% are under 18. Adults 35 to 64 are 51% of residents (38% statewide); children under 18 are 12% of residents (22% statewide). Four-year graduates: just over a quarter of adults 25 and older here, 32% across South Carolina. 19% never finished high school.
| Riverview | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 12% | 22% | 22% |
| Median age | 41.5 years | 38.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 23% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±9.4 points. Across South Carolina, 51.3% of residents are women.
| Riverview | SC | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 2.7% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.5% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 12.4% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 4.9% | 12.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 29.5% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.2% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 7.2% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.7% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.9% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 19% | 9.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.9% | 28.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.5% | 19.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.9% | 10% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.9% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.9% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,100, single groups can be off by several points
Mild winters and hot summers in Riverview
July afternoons reach 91°, January nights drop to 31° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Riverview has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in Riverview than in 66% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 58% come from inland flooding and 23% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median home in Riverview sells for about $845K
Riverview’s midpoint rent is $677 a month. In Riverview, 64% of households live in a home they own.
| Riverview | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $677 a month | $1,060 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 64% | 65% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Riverview
Colleges nearby
6 within 15 miles of the center of Riverview
About 2 of every 100 Riverview residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across South Carolina.
Riverview’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Riverview.
| Town | SC rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview | — | — | A− | — | A+ | A |
| Fort Mill | #3 | A+ | C | A− | A+ | A |
| Baxter Village | #2 | A+ | C+ | — | A+ | A |
| Tega Cay | #1 | A+ | C | A− | A+ | A+ |
Riverview has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Riverview and Baxter Village report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Riverview with a neighbor →
Questions about Riverview
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Riverview, SC expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $458,000, 51% above the South Carolina typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.