Living in Riverside

In Riverside (Connecticut), unemployment is 5.5% (2024).

At the end of 2020, Riverside had a population of 8,843. Riverside had an unemployment rate of 5.5% at the end of 2024. Riverside was home to 2,629 foreign residents at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0724 sources

Population8,843people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020

Median gross salary9,846EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent3,235EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate5.5%country median 4.6% — 20% aboveOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean5.87µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)

Higher unemployment than 65% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than 81% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Riverside?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹⁵Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	4,339 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year detailed table B25065 (Census Reporter mirror of U.S. Census Bureau ACS table-based summary file)²Official
Median monthly rent	3,235 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records³Official

Is Riverside a good place to live?

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Remote worker32%strong on work, weak on safety · range 22–42%

Skilled employee41%strong on work, weak on safety · range 32–50%

Student32%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 21–43%

Family29%strong on family, weak on safety · range 18–40%

Retirement31%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 18–44%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

29.7% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 2,629 of 8,843 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Riverside is 5.5%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Riverside 5.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	9,846 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	5.5 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official

What does a salary buy in Riverside?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€2,461of €6,882 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€6,882
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year detailed table B25065 (Census Reporter mirror of U.S. Census Bureau ACS table-based summary file) · 2020-12-31	− €4,339
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€2,461

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Riverside. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Riverside. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Mobility and administration

Riverside's nearest airport was HPN, 11 km away and offered 15 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	15 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁸Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	11 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	HPN	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Riverside. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Riverside.

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 in the air was 5.9 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Monthly mean temperature moved from −1.1°C in January to 23.7°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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3°-5°

5°-5°

10°-1°

17°5°

22°10°

27°15°

29°18°

28°17°

24°13°

18°7°

12°2°

6°-3°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

111

103

116

104

118

128

115

108

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.55.9WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Riverside is 5.9 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Riverside 5.9

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	5.87 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 3.33 · Feb 5.22 · Mar 9.5 · Apr 16.67 · May 22.39 · Jun 26.56 · Jul 29.33 · Aug 28.28 · Sep 24.28 · Oct 18 · Nov 11.72 · Dec 5.94 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -5.44 · Feb -4.94 · Mar -0.889 · Apr 4.61 · May 10 · Jun 14.72 · Jul 18 · Aug 17.28 · Sep 13.44 · Oct 7 · Nov 1.72 · Dec -2.61 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.06 · Feb 0.111 · Mar 4.33 · Apr 10.61 · May 16.17 · Jun 20.67 · Jul 23.67 · Aug 22.78 · Sep 18.89 · Oct 12.5 · Nov 6.72 · Dec 1.67 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 90.68 · Feb 81.79 · Mar 110.7 · Apr 103.1 · May 115.8 · Jun 115.6 · Jul 104.4 · Aug 117.9 · Sep 128 · Oct 115.1 · Nov 93.47 · Dec 107.7 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Allentown ±0.5 °C. Elsewhere: Markham (Canada) ±2.0 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±2.0 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±2.0 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±2.0 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±2.3 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Riverside covered an area of 6.3 km² at the end of 2025. Riverside's population density measured 1,427.8 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport70.3%
Foreign residents29.7%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	6.27 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)¹⁰Official
Foreign-resident share	29.36 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Foreign residents	2,629 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Population density	1,428 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Population	8,843 people	31 Dec 2020	U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020¹²Official

Alternatives for people set on Riverside

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Old Greenwich as a Riverside alternative in the same region

2 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Foreign residents: 19.2% Old Greenwich vs 29.4% Riverside−35%
Unemployment: 4.6% Old Greenwich vs 5.5% Riverside−17%
Median gross pay, city: €10,396 Old Greenwich vs €9,846 Riverside+6%
Residents: 6,962 Old Greenwich vs 8,843 Riverside−21%
Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ Old Greenwich vs 5.9 µg/m³ Riversidesame level

Full comparison More about Old Greenwich

Cities near Riverside

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Old Greenwich 1.7 km away

Rent: 3,235 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 10,396 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Cos Cob 1.7 km away

Rent: 2,834 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 6,559 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Greenwich 4.2 km away

Rent: 1,924 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 5,514 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Stamford 7.4 km away

Salary: 4,696 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

Other cities in United States to compare with Riverside, nearest in population first.

All United States cities

Aubrey8,843 residents Aransas Pass8,842 residents Guadalupe8,846 residents Beecher8,840 residents Enoch8,847 residents Franklin8,839 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Riverside when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the unemployment rate in Riverside?

The unemployment rate is 5.5 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Riverside?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5.87 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: US EPA Air Quality System (AQS).

How many people live in Riverside?

The published population is 8,843 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in Riverside?

2,629 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Riverside a good place to live?

Riverside may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Riverside?

Old Greenwich, Cos Cob, Greenwich, Stamford, Port Chester are near Riverside. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Riverside (Connecticut), United States: population, rent [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 460a6c02ccf774bac68dcc11130c646e]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/riverside-ct-190/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Riverside (Connecticut), United States: population, rent},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {460a6c02ccf774bac68dcc11130c646e},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/riverside-ct-190/},
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}

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2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables api.census.gov · checked 2026-10-04
ACS 2020-2024 5-year detailed table B25065 (Census Reporter mirror of U.S. Census Bureau ACS table-based summary file) api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-09-20
ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-18
ACS 2024 1-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS) api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-08-03
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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US EPA Air Quality System (AQS) aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
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