Riverhead
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Outdoors in Riverhead
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About Riverhead
Town in New York, United StatesRiverhead is a town in Suffolk County, New York, United States, on the north shore of Long Island. Since 1727, the hamlet of the same name within the town has been the county seat of Suffolk County, though most county offices are in Hauppauge. As of the 2020 census, the population was 35,902. The town rests on the mouth of the Peconic River, from which it derives its name. The smaller hamlet of Riverhead lies within it, and is the town's principal economic center. The town is 166 miles (267 km) southwest of Boston via the Orient Point-New London Ferry, and is 76 miles (123 km) northeast of New York City. In the beginning of the 20th century, the town saw an influx of Polish immigrants. This…
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How Riverhead ranks
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Housing in Riverhead
The typical Riverhead home is worth about $641,000, up 4.6% in a year, 22% above the New York typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Riverhead
Safety Grade C+
Riverhead reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 65% report less.
Schools in Riverhead
All Riverhead schools →School Grade D
The public schools Riverhead’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 88% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within NY. Ratings are from neighbors.
Where Riverhead is
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