Homes for Sale in Riverdale, NJ

Why buyers and sellers choose Riverdale.

Riverdale is a 2-square-mile Morris County borough of roughly 4,100 residents; and one of the most strategically located markets in North Jersey. The borough sits directly at the intersection of I-287, Route 23, and the NJ Transit Boonton Line, with the Riverdale train station, the Riverdale Crossing retail center, and major highway interchanges all within minutes of any home. For buyers who prioritize commute time and convenience; particularly those splitting time between NYC and a North Jersey base; Riverdale is hard to beat.

Riverdale's housing stock is unusual for our market: alongside traditional single-family homes, it has a meaningful inventory of townhomes and condominiums, including planned communities like The Reserve at Riverdale and similar developments. This makes Riverdale one of the only Butler/Kinnelon-area towns where buyers can find true low-maintenance living without leaving the area. Our Butler/Kinnelon office sits about 5 minutes west and works Riverdale continuously.

Riverdale NJ homes for sale

Riverdale is a small 2 square mile Morris County borough, and single-family inventory here is thin by design. In any given month you might see 5 to 10 active listings, split across three loose tiers. Entry-level Riverdale homes ($400K to $500K) are the older capes, ranches, and starter colonials on standard suburban lots. Mid-market Riverdale homes ($500K to $675K) are the volume anchor, updated colonials and split-levels within walking distance of the NJ Transit station. Higher-end Riverdale homes ($675K to $900K+) include newer construction, larger lots, and select estate properties along the borough's quieter streets. Because Riverdale is compact and stock is limited, a local Riverdale realtor who knows when new inventory hits and which owners are considering listing is worth their weight, transactions here often move on private conversations before they ever reach the MLS.

Riverdale NJ condos and townhomes

Riverdale is one of the very few Butler/Kinnelon-area towns with real townhome and condo inventory. Communities like The Reserve at Riverdale and The Glen at Riverdale provide 2 and 3 bedroom attached units with HOA-managed exterior maintenance, attractive to first-time buyers, downsizers, and NYC-commuting hybrid workers who value in-town train access. June 2026 closed 1 townhouse/condo sale at a $438,500 median, at 34 days on market and 94.4% of list, with 5 active listings and a very tight 1.3 month supply. There's also an active 55+ Adult Community segment that closed 1 unit at $280,000 in June. With only a handful of transactions in any given month, buyers and sellers should read this segment on a rolling 6 to 12 month basis rather than any single month, and lean on comparable sales from surrounding towns for pricing context.

Riverdale neighborhoods and housing stock

Riverdale's inventory splits into a few distinct categories. The traditional residential streets in the borough center offer single-family colonials, capes, and ranches on standard suburban lots. The townhome and condo communities (The Reserve, The Glen at Riverdale, and similar) provide attached-housing inventory; typically 2-3 bedroom units with HOA-managed maintenance, attractive to first-time buyers, downsizers, and commuters. The streets around Hamburg Turnpike and near the historic Borough center have older character homes. Given the small borough footprint, you're never more than a few minutes from any other section.

Schools; Riverdale + Pompton Lakes High

Riverdale operates its own K-8 district at Riverdale Public School. For grades 9-12, Riverdale students attend Pompton Lakes High School through a sending-receiving relationship. This is similar to the Bloomingdale/Butler HS arrangement and creates a connected community across the small-borough northwest Morris/Passaic County area. The small K-8 cohort and the regional HS together give Riverdale families a good balance of small-school feel and larger-school options for high school.

Commute; the Riverdale advantage

The Riverdale commute story is genuinely a selling point. The Riverdale NJ Transit station sits in the borough with Boonton Line service to Hoboken (PATH to Manhattan); door-to-door to Midtown typically 75-85 minutes. I-287 is essentially in town, with onward access to I-80 and Route 80/46. Drive time to Midtown Manhattan averages 55-70 minutes depending on traffic. For hybrid workers who go to the city 2-3 days a week, Riverdale's combination of in-town train service plus highway access is rare in this part of North Jersey.

Riverdale home prices, June 2026

Riverdale is a small 2 square mile borough with thin June 2026 transaction volume, so single-month medians here don't tell you much on their own. The single-family segment printed zero closings in June (4 new listings hit the market, and 5 homes sit active), the condo/townhouse segment closed 1 sale at a $438,500 median (34 days on market, 94.4% of list, 5 active, tight 1.3 month supply), and the 55+ Adult Community segment closed 1 sale at $280,000. For a borough this compact, rolling 6 to 12 month trends and comparable sales from surrounding towns (Butler, Pompton Lakes, Bloomingdale) matter far more than any single June reading.

Buyer playbook. With only a handful of homes active at any time, Riverdale rewards buyers who work with a local realtor plugged into pre-market inventory. The in-town train station and townhome availability draw a specific commuter/downsizer buyer pool that bids consistently when good inventory hits, so pre-approval and speed matter. Seller playbook. Low inventory works in your favor, but with few directly comparable Riverdale closings each month, professional pricing analysis using surrounding-town comps and rolling trend data is essential. Ambitious pricing without a comp story tends to sit. For the full Morris and Passaic County breakdown, see our June 2026 Wayne/Morris market report.