Top 100 Most Expensive Zip Codes in US by Forbes in 2013-Rank no.91 – 06878, Riverside, CT

Estimated zip code population in 2011: 8,528
Zip code population in 2010: 8,043
Zip code population in 2000: 7,724

Houses and condos: 2,845
Renter-occupied apartments: 452

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in zip code 06878: 141.0 (very high, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 2.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.8 sq. mi.

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2011:

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2011: $7,726 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2011: $7,229 (0.7%)

Zip code 06878 compared to state average:

• Median household income significantly above state average.
• Median house value significantly above state average.
• Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
• Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
• Renting percentage below state average.
• Number of rooms per house above state average.
• Number of college students below state average.
• Percentage of population with a bachelor’s degree or higher above state average.

Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:

Notable locations in zip code 06878: Riverside Yacht Club (A), Riverside Station (B), Greenwich Emergency Medical Services (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in zip code 06878 include: Saint Catherine of Siena Church (A), Saint Pauls Episcopal Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lake: Mianus Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map

River: Mianus River (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Beach: Harbor Point Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Estimated household income distribution in 2009:

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2011 in zip code 06878: $15,000 to $19,999: 8 $60,000 to $69,999: 9 $80,000 to $89,999: 17 $90,000 to $99,999: 8 $100,000 to $124,999: 14 $200,000 to $249,999: 9 $300,000 to $399,999: 38 $400,000 to $499,999: 26 $500,000 to $749,999: 221 $750,000 to $999,999: 418 $1,000,000 or more: 1,483

Rent paid by renters in 2011 in zip code 06878: $300 to $349: 4 $350 to $399: 8 $450 to $499: 33 $500 to $549: 7 $600 to $649: 14 $800 to $899: 22 $900 to $999: 7 $1,250 to $1,499: 36 $1,500 to $1,999: 88 $2,000 or more: 197 No cash rent: 36

Household type by relationship:

Households: 8,511

• In family households: 8,076 (1,388 male householders, 902 female householders)
  

  1,917 spouses, 3,458 children (3,287 natural, 139 adopted, 33 stepchildren), 39 grandchildren, 34 brothers or sisters, 84 parents, 105 other relatives, 149 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 435 (162 male householders (162 living alone)), 251 female householders (228 living alone)), 22 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 17 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 689 2-persons, 455 3-persons, 650 4-persons, 401 5-persons, 70 6-persons, 25 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 390 1-person, 23 2-persons

2,611 married couples with children.
259 single-parent households (22 men, 237 women).

74.6% of residents of 06878 zip code speak English at home.
8.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (85% very well, 11% well, 5% not well).
8.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% very well, 5% well, 4% not well, 3% not at all).
7.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% very well, 25% well, 29% not well, 2% not at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (49% very well, 34% well, 17% not well).

Races in zip code 06878:

White population: 6,571
Black population: 98
American Indian population: 4
Asian population: 606
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 22
Two or more races population: 101
Hispanic or Latino population: 641

06878, Riverside, CT

Home: 8 Seagate Rd
List Price: $14 Million
Listed With: Houlihan Lawrence