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113,697people live here $100,438median household income▲ 24% above US $2,002median rent per month▲ 42% above US $384,200median home value▲ 15% above US

Riverview is an unincorporated community in Hillsborough County, FL. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Riverview

Riverview is a large unincorporated community in Florida with household incomes running above the national average and a population that has grown fast since 2020. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Riverview deals with rent well above the national average, commute times longer than most cities, air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, and larger class sizes than the national average.

The good

Higher-than-average incomes
Fast-growing population

The not so good

Rent well above the national average
Above-average commute times
Air quality concerns
High student-teacher ratio
High rent burden for renters
Hot summers

How Riverview compares

Median household income

Riverview$100,438

Florida avg$74,568

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Riverview$2,002

Florida avg$1,669

US$1,413

Median home value

Riverview$384,200

Florida avg$359,000

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Riverview

Based on Riverview's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$4,004

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $80,080 a year
52% of Riverview renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$76,840

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $38,420
Homes cost 3.8× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 42% above US

$2,002/mo median rent

Rent is expensive here, at $2,002 a month median and well above the national average. This is the kind of city where housing costs deserve serious budgeting before committing to a move. Home prices run above average, with a median around $384,200. Buyers should expect to stretch their budget here.

Median home value $384,200 · 52% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

4.0% county unemployment

Unemployment in Hillsborough County is 4.0%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Hillsborough County (county-wide)

Safety

126 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Riverview doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 436/100k · Policed by Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting around▲ 34% above US

35 min average commute

Traffic is a real factor here. The 34.8 minute average means plenty of commuters are pushing 45 to 60 minutes on a bad day. Proximity to work matters more here than it might elsewhere. 7 in 10 workers drive to work; 23% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

67%

Work from home

23%

Carpool

7.1%

Other

1.6%

Walk

0.6%

Public transit

0.1%

Climate

Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 91°F, and winters are mild, with lows rarely dropping below 53°F. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Healthcare

1 hospital

There's one Medicare-certified hospital inside city limits. Hospitals in neighboring towns aren't counted here.

Medicare-certified hospitals

Education & workforceNear US average

37% bachelor's degree or higher

Education levels run about average, with 37% college-educated. It's a mix of white-collar and blue-collar work, which can be an asset or a limitation depending on the field.

Schools

24 public schools inside the boundary

There are 24 public schools inside the boundary and 7 private schools. The student-to-teacher ratio is 19:1, slightly above the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is De Soto National Memorial (31 miles away).

Bottom line

Riverview's strongest points are household incomes running above the national average and a population that has grown fast since 2020; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and commute times longer than most cities. A year of median rent ($2,002/mo) equals 24% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit remote workers (23% of workers here already work from home). It may be a harder fit for renters on a tight budget and people who dread long commutes.

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