Riverside

Provo, UT

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Riverside - Provo, UT Area Guide

A country club neighborhood near Brigham Young University

University Shopping Golf Restaurants Lively Affordable Lake Mountains

The proud neighbor to Brigham Young University, Riverside is a thriving neighborhood in Provo, Utah with a college-town vibe. Riverside is home to Riverside Country Club, and sits adjacent to University Place, a sprawling mall with more than 150 retailers, plus restaurants and a movie theater. Supermarkets, restaurants, hospitals, athletic stadiums, museums, and more are within reach of Riverside residents.

Locals often frequent LaVell Edwards Stadium for a Cougars’ football game, the BYU Museum of Paleontology, and BYU’s Museum of Peoples and Cultures. Excellent public schools surround Riverside like Rock Canyon Elementary School. This affordable college town sits between Utah Lake to the west and the Wasatch Mountains to the east. Although Riverside provides more than enough dining, shopping, and entertainment opportunities, the city of Provo sits just a few miles south and offers an array of local restaurants and shops.

Rent Trends

As of April 2026, the average apartment rent in Riverside is $1,390 for a studio, $1,522 for one bedroom, $1,944 for two bedrooms, and $2,595 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Riverside has increased by 3.3% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 517 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,390/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 748 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,522/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 1,089 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,944/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,627 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,595/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Fairly Walkable

Walkability

40 / 100

Limited Public Transit

Transit

20 / 100

Very Drivable

Drivability

80 / 100

Fairly Bikeable

Bikeability

50 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 15 Minute Walk

Groceries

60 / 100

Fair Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

50 / 100

Limited Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

30 / 100

Fair Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

50 / 100

Recreation

Very Large Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

80 / 100

Limited Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

30 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

20 / 100

Few to No Nightlife Options Nearby

Nightlife

10 / 100

Not Noisy

Quiet Score

100 / 100

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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.