Best PlacesRiverview, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Riverview, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Riverview ranks 23,413th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Riverview
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Riverview's strengths and weaknesses
Where Riverview ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 97% of towns
- TransitBetter than 89% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 88% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 86% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 83% of towns
Where Riverview ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,353 a month, better than only 7% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 8% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 12% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Riverview
A household needs to earn about $162,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Riverview home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $93,851, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Riverview's effective rate of 0.59%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Riverview
Riverview's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Riverview.
Who works in Riverview, and how
Work in Riverview centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Riverview
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Riverview.
What the weather is like in Riverview, month by month
Riverview sees roughly 89 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 42° | 35° |
| April | 65° | 51° | 39° |
| July | 88° | 70° | 51° |
| October | 68° | 54° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Riverview
The nearest airport, Mahlon Sweet Field, is about 5 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Portland International, about 101 miles away.
The best schools in and around Riverview
Schools across Riverview average a C+, better than 46% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Territorial Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Harrisburg Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Laurel Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Oaklea Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Harrisburg Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Junction City High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Harrisburg High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Riverview school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Riverview measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Riverview against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Riverview
Is Riverview a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Riverview ranks 23,413th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, transit, and cell coverage, and lowest on childcare costs and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Riverview expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $637,012. The overall cost of living runs about 0% above the national average. Set against a $93,851 median income, cost of living beats 68% of towns.
Is Riverview safe?
Riverview is safer than 48% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $397 per resident a year.
Compare Riverview with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Riverview. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Riverview represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Riverview detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Riverview: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Riverview: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Riverview: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Riverview: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Riverview detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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