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Riverside is a small city of 24,435 people in Montgomery County, Ohio. It's about 4 miles from Dayton, OH and 49 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $148k and rent runs about $1k a month.
24,435people
$148kTypical home
$1,050/moRent
87° / 37°Summer / winter
14"Snow
220Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 24,435
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,512 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 4 mi to Dayton, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $148k (≈$932/mo)
- Median rent $1,050/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (231 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,243 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 26% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to DAY airport
- 58 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 778 ft
- 374 mi to the ocean
- 129 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 55 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 563 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 96 bars within 25 mi
- 165 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 63 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montgomery County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk