What kinds of homes are in Riverside (community), NY?

Name: Types of homes in Riverside (community), NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Riverside (community), NY has 1,189 (±221) homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is about 449 homes per square mile of land.

39.5% are detached single-family houses.

17.8% are in buildings of two to four units.

0.3% are in buildings of five or more units.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Housing units: 1,189 (±221)
Detached houses: 39.5%
2–4 unit buildings: 17.8%
5+ unit buildings: 0.3%

Homes in Riverside (community) by building size

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	Riverside (community)	Suffolk County	New York	United States
Single-family, detached	39.5% (±11.7 points)	79.7%	41.2%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	0.0% (±3.5 points)	5.9%	5.5%	6.2%
2 units	11.1% (±6.1 points)	2.6%	9.6%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	6.7% (±7.8 points)	2.1%	6.9%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	0.0% (±3.5 points)	2.2%	5.2%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	0.3% (±2.0 points)	2.6%	4.4%	4.3%
20 or more units	0.0% (±3.5 points)	3.6%	25.1%	10.3%
Mobile home	42.4% (±12.3 points)	1.3%	2.1%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.0% (±3.5 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%

In Riverside (community), the share of homes in buildings of five or more units is lower than in Suffolk County (8.4%).

It is also lower than in New York (34.7%).

It is lower than the national figure (19.1%).

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units in places near Riverside (community)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Riverside (community)
Place	Distance	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units	Compared with this place
Riverside (community)	—	0.3% (±5.3 points)	—
Riverhead (community)	3.2 mi	11.1% (±3.8 points)	Higher
Flanders	3.7 mi	1.1% (±3.1 points)	Not measurably different
Aquebogue	4.0 mi	0.0% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
Westhampton	4.1 mi	5.8% (±3.6 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Riverhead	5.3 mi	5.6% (±1.6 points)	Not measurably different
Northville (community)	5.3 mi	0.0% (±8.8 points)	Not measurably different
Calverton	5.4 mi	2.1% (±2.1 points)	Not measurably different
Baiting Hollow	5.5 mi	10.9% (±5.5 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Riverhead (community), NY (11.1%), Baiting Hollow, NY (10.9%).

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

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units across Suffolk County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units
90	West Islip	0.5% (±0.6 points)
91 (tie)	North Sea	0.4% (±1.7 points)
91 (tie)	Northwest Harbor	0.4% (±1.6 points)
91 (tie)	Stony Brook	0.4% (±1.3 points)
94 (tie)	Mattituck	0.3% (±2.5 points)
94 (tie)	Remsenburg-Speonk	0.3% (±4.0 points)
94 (tie)	Riverside (community)	0.3% (±5.3 points)
97	Sound Beach	0.2% (±2.0 points)
98 (tie)	Aquebogue	0.0% (±7.4 points)
98 (tie)	Baywood	0.0% (±3.5 points)
98 (tie)	Cutchogue	0.0% (±3.6 points)
98 (tie)	East Shoreham	0.0% (±3.3 points)
98 (tie)	Gordon Heights	0.0% (±5.9 points)

Showing 13 of 112 places in Suffolk County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Riverside (community) is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside the Town of Southampton, whose figures include it.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Riverside (community)

How many homes are in Riverside (community)?

Riverside (community), NY has an estimated 1,189 (±221) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Are most homes in Riverside (community) houses or apartments?

39.5% are detached houses and 0.0% attached houses, while 18.1% are in buildings of two or more units.

How many two-family and small multifamily homes are in Riverside (community)?

17.8% of homes in Riverside (community) are in buildings of two to four units, the small rental buildings that are often owner-occupied.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Riverside CDP, New York

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 Riverside CDP, New York (place:62066, in state:36).

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DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0007PE, DP04_0007PM, DP04_0008PE, DP04_0008PM, DP04_0009PE, DP04_0009PM, DP04_0010PE, DP04_0010PM, DP04_0011PE, DP04_0011PM, DP04_0012PE, DP04_0012PM, DP04_0013PE, DP04_0013PM, DP04_0014PE, DP04_0014PM, DP04_0015PE, DP04_0015PM

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