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40.39° N · 75.95° W · GEOID 4265192

Riverview Park

Berks County, Pennsylvania · part of the Reading, PA metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Riverview Park is home to 3,619 people. Median household income is $114,598 a year and median rent is $1,446 a month, 15.1% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $258,100, about 2.3x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,446
6% above the median place
Median household income
$114,598
43% above the median place
Median home value
$258,100
19% below the median place
Unemployment
0.0%
below the median place (median 4.9%)

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Riverview Park

  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 10% a year while rent rose 0.1%, so pay gained on rent more than in 97% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 271 Pennsylvania places.
  • Unemployment averaged 0.0% over the survey period, lower than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 193 Pennsylvania places.
  • The median home is worth 2.3 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 91% of places its size.
  • 88% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 87% of places its size.
  • The median rent takes only 15.1% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 82% of places its size.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 93 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to Riverview Park

Berks County gains about 0.1 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in13,309
Moved out13,259
Net+50

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Pennsylvania, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within PennsylvaniaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$57K
Leavers$62K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Berks County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
4.7% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.5% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Berks County report $57,300 a year in income on average; those leaving, $61,900, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$57,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,446 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,955 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $258,100.
Getting to work
22 minutes each way on average; 11.9% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Tinley Park, IL matches it on character. Compare the two
Income of households moving in7
$57,349
19% below the median place
Income of households moving out7
$61,944
12% below the median place
Moved here in the past year1
4.7%
19% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureRiverview ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure4.7%19% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.5%23% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure0.1above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$57,34919% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$61,94412% below
02

What it costs to live here

Home price to income is 2.3x, 41% below the median place.

Riverview Park15.1%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$57,840
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
15.1%
26% below the median place
Home price to income
2.3x
41% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
15%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$98,200
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Riverview Park, $1,446 a month, and local prices for everything else (99.4 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Riverview Park, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Kronenwetter, WI11.7% vs 15.1%$6,900Compare
Steele Creek, AK12.1% vs 15.1%$3,400Compare
Gilbertsville, PA12.0% vs 15.1%$4,600Compare

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Property tax rate1
2.1%
130% above the median place
Homeownership1
87.8%
32% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$5,388
65% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureRiverview ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,4466% above
Rent to income115.1%26% below
Property tax rate12.1%130% above
Home price to income12.3x41% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure97.14% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,41812% below
HUD area median income4County figure$102,1005% below
Property tax paid (median)1$5,38865% above
Median home value1$258,10019% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure5.6%74% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure59.2%15% above
Homeownership187.8%32% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure52.0%3% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,9554% above
Vacant homes1County figure4.9%31% below
Median year built119730% below
03

Work and pay

Unemployment is 0.0%, below the median place (median 4.9%).

Unemployment1
0.0%
below the median place (median 4.9%)
Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Median household income1
$114,598
43% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureRiverview ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$114,59843% above
Income per person1$47,93920% above
Unemployment10.0%below (median 4.9%)
Average annual pay6County figure$65,9820% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.7%0% above
Jobs6County figure175,05416% above
Poverty rate1County figure12.2%14% above
Mean commute122 min10% below
Works from home1County figure11.9%5% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Median age is 41.9, 7% above the median place.

Median age1
41.9
7% above the median place
Household size1
2.7
7% above the median place
High school or higher1
94.4%
2% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband93.7% +1%
Bachelor's or higher37.4% +17%
Born abroad8.2% −7%
All 8 people measures
MeasureRiverview ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population13,6196646th largest
Median age141.97% above
Bachelor's or higher137.4%17% above
High school or higher194.4%2% above
Household size12.77% above
Born abroad18.2%7% below
No health insurance1County figure7.3%14% above
Homes with broadband193.7%1% above
05

Life in Riverview Park

145 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 4 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents8.3 −18%
Playgrounds per 10k5.5 −41%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −95%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars16.8 −19%
Shops25.4 −16%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.3 −20%
Doctors' offices and clinics13.8 −32%
Child care centers1.9 −17%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public school students11
62,375
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools11
95
above the median place (median 9)
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8
13.8
32% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureRiverview ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure95above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure62,375above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure13.810% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure16.819% below
Shops per 10k8County figure25.416% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure3.320% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure13.832% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.917% below
Parks per 10k98.318% below
Playgrounds per 10k95.541% below
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.195% below
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure145above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Hurricane risk is 92.5, 31% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Riverview Park. Larger places are fetched first.

Hurricane risk13
92.5
31% above the median place
Wildfire risk13
38.0
38% below the median place
Annual precipitation12
47.8 in
9% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureRiverview ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure86°F1% below
January average low12County figure21°F17% below
Average temperature12County figure52°F5% below
Annual precipitation12County figure47.8 in9% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure92.70% above
Hurricane risk13County figure92.531% above
Tornado risk13County figure90.611% above
Wildfire risk13County figure38.038% below
Heat wave risk13County figure94.55% above
Median air quality index14County figure430% above
Good air days14County figure68.2%0% below
08

Riverview Park in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 15% of the median income in 2030, down from 15% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,446/mo (2024)$1,790/mo$1,470 to $2,190/mo+3.7%
Median household income$114,598 (2024)$148,000$125,000 to $175,000+4.4%
Median home value$258,100 (2024)$366,000$266,000 to $504,000+6.0%

The median home would be worth 2.5 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.3 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Riverview Park

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Tinley Park, IL$1,495$105,189Compare
North Aurora, IL$1,504$114,305Compare
Brookfield, IL$1,414$110,295Compare
Colonie, NY$1,570$103,983Compare
Colonie, NYBrookfield, ILNorth Aurora, ILTinley Park, ILRiverview Park, PARiverview ParkTinley ParkNorth AuroraColonieRiverview ParkTinley ParkColonie

Common questions

Is Riverview Park a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 10% a year while rent rose 0.1%, so pay gained on rent more than in 97% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 271 Pennsylvania places. Unemployment averaged 0.0% over the survey period, lower than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 193 Pennsylvania places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Riverview Park expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 15.1% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $258,100.

What salary do you need to live in Riverview Park?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $57,840 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Riverview Park?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Tinley Park, IL, North Aurora, IL, Brookfield, IL and Colonie, NY.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Riverview Park with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Riverview Park itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/riverview-park-pennsylvania

Citytistics. “Riverview Park, Pennsylvania.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/riverview-park-pennsylvania/

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