Riverhead, NY Housing Market & City Data

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33,549
Population Estimate
$366,618
Median Home Value
94.8%
Employment Rate
29.2%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$441
Median Listing Price$794,000
Median Days on Market68
Active Listings69
New Listings24
Total Listings (Active + Pending)93
Avg Listing Price$1,053,378
Avg Listing Price Change MoM8%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY16%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.15
Family Dual Income49.1
Median Household Income$73,161
Median Individual Income$37,685
Home Ownership77.2%
Home Value$366,618
Median Rent$1,441
Rent Burden40.6%
Poverty10.2%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED12.2%
  • Highschool Education31.3%
  • Some College27.3%
  • Bachelors Degree15.4%
  • Graduate Degree13.8%
  • Total College or Above29.2%
  • Stem Degree42.7%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male48.5%
  • Female51.5%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married51.2%
  • Divorced12.7%
  • Never Married28.3%
  • Widowed7.8%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityRiverhead
State IDNY
Population33,549

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1820.4%
19–2910.9%
30–3910.1%
40–4912.3%
Age Group% of Population
50–5913.9%
60–6915.9%
70–7911.5%
80+4.9%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation59.5%
Unemployment Rate5.2%
Disabled13.4%

ETHNICITY

White84.3%
Black9.9%
Asian2.0%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other2.8%
Multiple1.0%

OTHER

Hispanic15.3%
Limited English4.6%
Health Uninsured7.1%
Veteran7.2%

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Neighborhoods in Riverhead, NY

Get to know neighborhoods in Riverhead, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • Reeves Park

    Reeves Park ↗

    Median asking price
    $289,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    16
    —

    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

  • Maidstone Landing

    Maidstone Landing ↗

    Median asking price
    $1,049,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    2
    D

    Nearby schools · estimated

    3.3/10 · 3 schools

  • Glenwood Village

    Glenwood Village ↗

    Median asking price
    $200,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    2
    D

    Nearby schools · estimated

    3.3/10 · 3 schools

Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.

About these neighborhood estimates

Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.

Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.

Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.