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RiverleaOH

A town of 543, settled in 1939. A typical home worth about $591K.

Population
543
+9.9% since 2010
Typical home
$591K
+5.9% in a year
Household income
$161K
median
Median age
44.5
years
Jobs based here
7
A commuter town

What makes Riverlea stand out

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Small town

543 people, and everyone knows the way

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Rain and Fog/Mist
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Housing

A typical Riverlea home is worth about $591K

The typical Riverlea home is worth about $591,000, up 5.9% in a year, 137% above the Ohio typical home.

$591KZillow home value

Typical home value

Riverlea$591K
Ohio$249K
+5.9%
value change, 1 year
3
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Riverlea

Most working residents leave Riverlea for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Columbus (53%), Worthington (6%) and Dublin (6%). Half commute less than 7 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Riverlea0%
Columbus53%
Worthington6%
Dublin6%
Hilliard2%
7 mi
median commute distance
7
jobs based in Riverlea
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Riverlea has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 19 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

19″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–39°
Spring41–63°
Summer62–84°
Fall44–65°
Oct 24
typical first frost
Apr 22
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Riverlea is

Riverlea beats the Ohio average on 25 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.

32 measures vs. Ohio
25 better6 too close to call1 worse
What stands outRiverleaOH
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth3%15.3%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity4.1%14.1%
More adults who have had cancer10.8%8.7%
Riverside Methodist Hospital
3.4 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 40% of U.S. communities.

40risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
40Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors

1.2% of Riverlea is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

1.2%conserved
1.2%
conserved · 1 of 96 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Riverlea Ravine—1
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Riverlea for work

Where Riverlea’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

53% → Columbus Columbus 53% 6% → Worthington Worthington 6% 6% → Dublin Dublin 6% 2% → Hilliard Hilliard 2% 2% → Grandview Heights Grandview Heights 2% 2% → Upper Arlington Upper Arlington 2% Riverlea · 0% stay
7jobs based in Riverlea
0%of working residents work in town
7 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Mark Russell House
2012 · Mark Russell House · Wikimedia Commons
Riverlea’s story

87 years in pictures

4 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

OHMap-doton-RiverleaMap of Franklin County Ohio Highlighting Riverlea Village
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About Riverlea

Village in Ohio, United States

Official town website ↗

Riverlea is a village in Franklin County, Ohio, United States, surrounded by Worthington on its north, south, and east sides, and bordered on the west by the Olentangy River, across which is Columbus. Riverlea was incorporated in 1939, a small community that formed on former farmland. The population was 599 at the 2020 census. In 2011, Riverlea and Worthington explored the possibility of the annexation of Riverlea to Worthington. Riverlea voters defeated the annexation.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1939
Population
599
Area
0.2 sq mi
Elevation
787 ft

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