How many bedrooms do homes in the Town of Riverhead, NY have?

Name: Bedrooms in the Town of Riverhead, NY, 2020–2024
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In the Town of Riverhead, NY, 9.8% of homes are studios or one-bedrooms and 59.1% have three or more bedrooms (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

The most common size is 3 bedrooms, 35.9% of homes.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Studio or 1 bedroom: 9.8%
3 or more bedrooms: 59.1% (±5.3 points)
Most common: 3 bedrooms

Homes in the Town of Riverhead by bedroom count

Housing units by bedrooms, 2020–2024
Bedrooms	Town of Riverhead	Suffolk County	New York	United States
No bedroom (studio)	2.1% (±1.2 points)	1.6%	5.4%	2.9%
1 bedroom	7.7% (±2.0 points)	8.0%	19.0%	10.9%
2 bedrooms	31.2% (±3.8 points)	17.1%	26.6%	25.0%
3 bedrooms	35.9% (±4.2 points)	37.3%	31.1%	38.7%
4 bedrooms	16.8% (±2.6 points)	26.3%	13.5%	17.5%
5 or more bedrooms	6.4% (±1.9 points)	9.6%	4.4%	4.9%

In the Town of Riverhead, the share of homes with three or more bedrooms is lower than in Suffolk County (73.2%).

It is also higher than in New York (49.0%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (61.1%).

Homes with 3 or more bedrooms in places near the Town of Riverhead

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Riverhead
Place	Distance	Homes with 3 or more bedrooms	Compared with this place
Town of Riverhead	—	59.1% (±5.3 points)	—
Riverside (community)	5.3 mi	49.7% (±14.9 points)	Not measurably different
Flanders	8.2 mi	59.0% (±12.5 points)	Not measurably different
Laurel	8.4 mi	64.1% (±18.5 points)	Not measurably different
East Shoreham	8.5 mi	94.7% (±10.6 points)	Higher
Manorville	8.6 mi	66.8% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
Mattituck	9.2 mi	77.6% (±12.8 points)	Higher
Westhampton	9.2 mi	77.3% (±11.2 points)	Higher
Eastport	9.7 mi	67.4% (±19.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: East Shoreham, NY (94.7%), Mattituck, NY (77.6%), Westhampton, NY (77.3%).

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

Homes with 3 or more bedrooms across Suffolk County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes with 3 or more bedrooms
6	Town of Southampton	75.5% (±2.3 points)
7	Town of Southold	73.5% (±4.4 points)
8	Town of Islip	72.1% (±1.7 points)
9	Town of Brookhaven	70.3% (±1.3 points)
10	Town of Babylon	69.1% (±2.3 points)
11	Shinnecock Reservation	65.2% (±16.4 points)
12	Town of Riverhead	59.1% (±5.3 points)

Showing 7 of 12 places in Suffolk County, ranked from highest to lowest.

A New York town includes the villages and hamlets inside it, so the figures for the Town of Riverhead include them.

The figures for the Town of Riverhead include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Aquebogue, Baiting Hollow, Calverton, Jamesport, Northville (community), Riverhead (community), Wading River.

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 Town of Riverhead

What is the most common home size in the Town of Riverhead?

The most common size is 3 bedrooms, 35.9% of homes in the Town of Riverhead, NY.

How many studios and one-bedroom homes are in the Town of Riverhead?

9.8% of homes in the Town of Riverhead have one bedroom or none.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Riverhead town, Suffolk County, New York

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DP04_0039PE, DP04_0039PM, DP04_0040PE, DP04_0040PM, DP04_0041PE, DP04_0041PM, DP04_0042PE, DP04_0042PM, DP04_0043PE, DP04_0043PM, DP04_0044PE, DP04_0044PM

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