Housing · Riverhead

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.

The market right now

Riverhead at a glance

Typical home value
$641K
▲ 4.6% in a year · Zillow
Median sale price
$470K
May 2026 · Redfin
Days on market
42
New York: 42 days
Sale-to-list
100%
Homes sell near asking
Homes sold
10
in May · 25 for sale
Market temperature

A seller's market

Buyer's marketBalancedSeller'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.

Ten-year trend

Typical home value, 2023–2026

RiverheadNew York
$450K$500K$550K$600K$650K 20242026 Riverhead $641K New York $527K
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JanuaryRiverheadNew York
2024$567,000$458,000
2025$605,000$489,000
2026$622,000$510,000
August 2026$641,000$527,000
Next door

Riverhead and its neighbors

The towns that share a border. Tap one to see its housing page.
TownTypical value1-yr changeDays on marketMedian 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
Affordability

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.

The homes

Owners, rent & taxes

Homeownership
79.8%
New York: 54.3%
Median tax bill
$8,423
New York: $6,582
Median rent
$1,974
New York: $1,621
Typical home built
1984
New York: 1959

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.

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