What is the median rent in Riverdale Park, MD?

Name: Median rent in Riverdale Park, MD, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Riverdale Park, MD is $1,679 (±$146) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,154 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Riverdale Park, the median gross rent went from $1,224 in 2015–2019 to $1,679 in 2020–2024 (+37.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,679 (±$146)
Rented homes: 1,154 (±275)
$2,000 or more: 25.9%
Since 2015–2019: +37.2%

How much rent costs in Riverdale Park

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Riverdale Park	Prince George's County	Maryland	United States
Less than $500	9.7% (±13.2 points)	2.8%	5.5%	6.3%
$500 to $999	0.0% (±3.6 points)	3.3%	9.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	26.9% (±12.9 points)	20.2%	22.9%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	37.4% (±11.8 points)	39.7%	30.1%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	13.3% (±6.6 points)	20.4%	18.3%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	6.4% (±4.9 points)	8.1%	7.7%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	6.2% (±4.5 points)	5.6%	6.2%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 37.4% of renting households.

25.9% of rented homes in Riverdale Park cost $2,000 or more a month.

Riverdale Park against Prince George's County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Riverdale Park	Prince George's County	Maryland	United States
Median gross rent	$1,679 (±$146)	$1,799 (±$14)	$1,705 (±$8)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	1,154 (±275)	127,783 (±2,352)	739,486 (±6,659)	42,849,984

In Riverdale Park, median gross rent is not measurably different from Prince George's County ($1,799).

It is not measurably different from Maryland ($1,705).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

In Prince George's County, Riverdale Park ranks 53 of 72 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 187 of 342.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Riverdale Park has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$1,224 (±$58)	$1,679 (±$146)	+37.2%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	47.4% (±4.7 points)	49.1% (±7.7 points)	+1.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	6.5% (±4.6 points)	0.0% (±3.6 points)	−6.5 percentage points	Measurable decrease

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Riverdale Park

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Riverdale Park
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Riverdale Park	—	$1,679 (±$146)	—
East Riverdale	1.0 mi	$1,716 (±$56)	Not measurably different
University Park	1.0 mi	$3,200 (±$1,474)	Higher
Edmonston	1.2 mi	$1,703 (±$104)	Not measurably different
Hyattsville	1.5 mi	$1,835 (±$83)	Not measurably different
Bladensburg	1.7 mi	$1,656 (±$77)	Not measurably different
Woodlawn (Prince George's County)	1.8 mi	$1,648 (±$344)	Not measurably different
Berwyn Heights	2.0 mi	$2,958 (±$960)	Higher
North Brentwood	2.0 mi	$2,107 (±$932)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: University Park, MD ($3,200), Berwyn Heights, MD ($2,958).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Prince George's County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
47	Forestville	$1,719 (±$49)
48	East Riverdale	$1,716 (±$56)
49 (tie)	Langley Park	$1,707 (±$48)
49 (tie)	Suitland	$1,707 (±$47)
51	Edmonston	$1,703 (±$104)
52	Glenn Dale	$1,698 (±$348)
53	Riverdale Park	$1,679 (±$146)
54	Walker Mill	$1,661 (±$173)
55	Marlow Heights	$1,657 (±$86)
56	Bladensburg	$1,656 (±$77)
57	Woodlawn (Prince George's County)	$1,648 (±$344)
58	Glenarden	$1,620 (±$211)
59	Brentwood	$1,600 (±$231)

Showing 13 of 72 places in Prince George's County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Riverdale Park

What is the average rent in Riverdale Park, MD?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Riverdale Park is $1,679 (±$146) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Riverdale Park?

In Riverdale Park, the median gross rent went from $1,224 in 2015–2019 to $1,679 in 2020–2024 (+37.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

How many rentals in Riverdale Park cost more than $2,000 a month?

25.9% of rented homes in Riverdale Park have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 9.7% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Riverdale Park higher than in Prince George's County?

In Riverdale Park, median gross rent is not measurably different from Prince George's County ($1,799).

It is not measurably different from Maryland ($1,705).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Riverdale Park town, Maryland (place:66635, in state:24).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.