Riverhead, NY housing market
The typical Riverhead home is worth about $641,000, up 4.6% in a year, 22% above the New York typical home. Homes typically sell in 42 days, close to asking.
Home values, sales, trends and how Riverhead compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Riverhead at a glance
A seller's market
Supply is tight — about 2.5 months of homes for sale at the current pace. Buyers should expect competition on well-priced homes.
Typical home value, 2023–2026
Show as a table
| January | Riverhead | New York |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $567,000 | $458,000 |
| 2025 | $605,000 | $489,000 |
| 2026 | $622,000 | $510,000 |
| August 2026 | $641,000 | $527,000 |
Riverhead and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | Days on market | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverhead | $641K | +4.6% | 42 | $94,249 |
| Brookhaven | $721K | +7% | — | $120,110 |
| Southampton | $2.26M | +7.1% | — | $128,594 |
| Southold | $1.13M | +2.4% | 42 | $116,667 |
6.8 years of income
The typical Riverhead home costs about 6.8 years of the town's median household income, more than across New York (6.1 years).
How Riverhead ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Listings link to their publishers.