Riverdale Park

Riverdale, MD

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Riverdale Park - Riverdale, MD Area Guide

Renters in the Riverdale Park neighborhood choose from condos and apartment buildings to a wide variety of Victorian and ranch-style single-family homes. Riverdale Park sits about five miles northeast of Washington, D.C., just across the state line, and Highway 1 provides an easy commute for residents working in Washington, DC. Old-growth trees and lush lawns on the residential streets give Riverdale Park a sense of serenity. The Riverdale Recreation Center, sitting at the heart of the neighborhood, lets you indulge your inner athlete, and Greenbelt Park, located at the northern edge of the community, provides acres of hiking and natural beauty when you need a break from the city. Join your neighbors for food and drinks at S&J Bar, or pick up a pizza to go from Dumm's Pizza.

Rent Trends

As of April 2026, the average apartment rent in Riverdale Park is $1,464 for a studio, $2,193 for one bedroom, $2,568 for two bedrooms, and $2,135 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Riverdale Park has increased by 2.2% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 427 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,464/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 763 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,193/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 1,053 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,568/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,178 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,135/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Fairly Walkable

Walkability

50 / 100

Some Public Transit

Transit

50 / 100

Moderately Drivable

Drivability

70 / 100

Very Bikeable

Bikeability

80 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 10 Minute Walk

Groceries

80 / 100

Good Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

60 / 100

Fair Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

40 / 100

Fair Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

50 / 100

Recreation

Exceptional Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

100 / 100

Good Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

60 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

20 / 100

Limited Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

20 / 100

Fairly Noisy

Quiet Score

70 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Bladensburg Waterfront Park
  • Dueling Creek Natural Area
  • Lake Artemisia Natural Area Park
  • Mount Rainier Nature Center
  • Greenbelt Park

Airports

  • Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl
  • Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.