Riverside, Connecticut

Community · population 8,843 (2020 Census)

Median home: $1,900,300
Household income: $250,001
Jan low / Jul high: 22° / 85°
Snow a year: 34 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 8
Median age: 40.8

Riverside is a community of 8,843 people, Connecticut. The median home is worth $1,900,300, above the typical Connecticut town ($376,000). It ranks better transit than 100% of Connecticut towns, more upscale than 96% of Connecticut towns, more of a college town than 94% of Connecticut towns.

Riverside in our rankings:

#4 in The 50 Richest Small Towns in America
#9 in The 25 Most Walkable Small Towns in Connecticut
#31 in The 50 Richest Places in America

How Riverside ranks

Percentile among Connecticut towns with at least 500 people on The Town Files lifestyle rankings. 50 is typical for the state; 90 means better than 90% of Connecticut towns.

The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025).

Homes and cost of living

The median home in Riverside is worth $1,900,300, above the typical Connecticut town ($376,000). Homes cost about 7.6 times the median household income of $250,001, which is more affordable than 2% of Connecticut towns. Median rent is $3,501 a month. 80.6% of households own their home.

Census ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. "Typical town" = median of Connecticut towns with 500+ people.

Housing	Riverside	Typical Connecticut town
Median home value	$1,900,300	$376,000
Median rent	$3,501	$1,462
Median household income	$250,001	$109,167
Home value ÷ income	7.6×	3.6×
Homeownership	80.6%	80.3%
Median year built	1963	1969
Seasonal / vacation homes	1.5%	—

Who lives in Riverside

People	Riverside	Typical Connecticut town
Median age	40.8	45.0
Age 65 and over	14.6%	20.6%
Under 18	30.8%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	78.8%	45.8%
Below the poverty line	3.3%	5.7%
Veterans	1.5%	—
Born outside the U.S.	29.4%	—
Work from home	34.5%	16.8%
Average commute	35.4 min	27.6 min
Homes with broadband	95.0%	93.8%

Weather in Riverside

July highs average 84.8°F and January lows 22.2°F. About 51.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 34.0 inches of snow (typical Connecticut town: 39.0 in). Expect about 18 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 119 nights at or below freezing.

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals: average daily high and low by month; precipitation and snowfall in inches. Temperatures from the Stamford 5 N station (6.8 mi away).

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

8 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Riverside since 1950, compared with 8 for the typical Connecticut town. 2 rated (E)F2 or stronger. The strongest, an F2, struck on July 12, 2006 about 7.9 miles from the town center. The most recent was on October 2, 2018.

NOAA Storm Events Database, tornado tracks (start to end point) passing within 10 miles of the town center, 1950–2026.

Hail of 1 inch or larger has been reported within 10 miles 9 times; the largest was 1.75 inches on July 21, 2010.

Public schools in Riverside

4 public schools with 2,066 students, about 11.9 students per teacher.

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher
Eastern Middle School	6-8	793	11.5
North Mianus School	K-5	475	12.2
Riverside School	K-5	473	12.8
International School At Dundee	K-5	325	11.6

Towns near Riverside

Old Greenwich, CT
1.1 mi · 6,962 people · home $1,844,700
Cos Cob, CT
1.3 mi · 6,873 people · home $1,210,400
Greenwich, CT
2.3 mi · 13,836 people · home $1,515,700
Greenwich, CT
2.8 mi · 63,518 people · home $1,695,700
Pemberwick, CT
3.9 mi · 3,899 people · home $940,200
Stamford, CT
3.9 mi · 135,470 people · home $624,400
Byram, CT
4.2 mi · 4,493 people · home $838,400
Glenville, CT
4.2 mi · 2,762 people · home $1,148,600

Riverside questions

Is Riverside, Connecticut a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Riverside scores better for retirees than 25% of Connecticut towns and quieter than 5%. 14.6% of residents are 65 or older (median age 40.8).

How much does a house cost in Riverside?

The median owner-occupied home in Riverside is valued at $1,900,300 (Census ACS 2020–2024), against a median household income of $250,001, so homes cost about 7.6 times income. Median rent is $3,501 a month.

What is the weather like in Riverside?

July highs average 84.8°F and January lows 22.2°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 51.6 inches of precipitation a year and 34.0 inches of snow.

Does Riverside get tornadoes?

8 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Riverside since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events); the strongest was a F2 on July 12, 2006. The typical Connecticut town has had 8.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Riverside's Census boundary (GEOID 0964530). Comparisons use the median of Connecticut towns with at least 500 people. Weather comes from the nearest NOAA normals station; storm counts use NOAA tornado tracks within 10 miles of the town center.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)

Data snapshot 2026-11-12.