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Riverdale Park is a small town of 1,137 people in Stanislaus County, California. It's about 3 miles from Modesto, CA and 47 miles from San Jose, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $383k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,137people
$383kTypical home
$1,554/moRent
95° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
308Sunny days
54Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,137
- Part of a metro area
- About 782 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to San Jose, CA
- 3 mi to Modesto, CA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $383k (≈$2,413/mo)
- Median rent $1,554/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 308 sunny days a year (210 totally clear)
- 57 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 54 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 17 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (423 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,344 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 51% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to SCK airport
- 52 mi to SJC (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 75 ft
- 35 mi to the ocean
- 85 mi to a big lake
- 40 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 72 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 480 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 40 bars within 25 mi
- 196 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stanislaus County: R+11 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.