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Living in Riverdale Park

An incorporated town on US 1 between Hyattsville and College Park, Riverdale Park offers porch-fronted houses from the 1900s through the 1950s, newer townhouses at Riverdale Park Station, and a MARC station in the town center.
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Living in Riverdale Park

Riverdale Park is a rail-centered town of older detached houses with a newer retail district on US 1.
Riverdale Park is an incorporated town in Prince George’s County, bordered by College Park to the north, University Park to the west across Baltimore Avenue (US 1), Hyattsville to the south and Edmonston to the east. It was incorporated in 1920 as Riverdale and took its current name in 1998. The town grew around the Riversdale estate, whose mansion, completed in 1807, still stands on about eight acres; the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission has owned it since 1949 and operates it as a house museum. Housing is mostly detached. Of 43 closed sales in the past 12 months, 37 were detached houses, three were townhouses and three were condominiums. The older streets hold turn-of-the-century wood-frame houses, including Foursquares and houses with wraparound porches, bays and corner towers. Smaller brick and frame houses with porches followed from the 1940s onward. The newest addition is Riverdale Park Station on Baltimore Avenue, a mixed-use development planned with townhouses and apartments alongside its retail. Riverdale Park Station, a mixed-use development that opened in 2017, anchors daily shopping with a Whole Foods Market along with other shops and restaurants. The older town center sits by the railroad tracks a short distance east, around the MARC station. The Riversdale grounds provide open space among the residential streets. Riverdale Park Town Center station, on MARC’s Camden Line, is in the center of town. There is no Metrorail station inside the town limits; the nearest are College Park-University of Maryland, just north of the town line, and Hyattsville Crossing to the west, both on the Green and Yellow lines. The Purple Line is under construction and not yet open; its planned stops include Riverdale Park-Kenilworth, at East-West Highway and Kenilworth Avenue, and Riverdale Park North-UMD, just north of town. Drivers use Baltimore Avenue, East-West Highway (MD 410) and Kenilworth Avenue (MD 201). I’m glad to help you weigh the older houses near the town center against the newer townhouses by Baltimore Avenue, and to explain how each has been selling.

Key Highlights:

  • Housing character — Detached frame and brick houses from the 1900s through the 1950s, plus newer townhouses at Riverdale Park Station
  • Green space — The Riversdale house museum and its roughly eight acres of grounds in the middle of town
  • Daily essentials — Whole Foods Market, shops and restaurants at Riverdale Park Station on Baltimore Avenue
  • Transit — MARC Camden Line at Riverdale Park Town Center; Metrorail at College Park-University of Maryland and Hyattsville Crossing; Purple Line not yet open
  • Schools — Prince George's County Public Schools; Riverdale Elementary and other schools serve the town by address, so confirm with the boundary locator
  • Market character — A small, mostly detached market with a median near $510,000 and a median of 13 days on market
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Riverdale Park Real Estate FAQs

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Riverdale Park is known for the Riversdale mansion, completed in 1807, its early 1900s frame houses, a MARC station in the town center, and the Riverdale Park Station retail district on Baltimore Avenue.
Riverdale Park is in Prince George’s County, Maryland, along Baltimore Avenue (US 1). College Park is to the north, University Park to the west, Hyattsville to the south and Edmonston to the east.
Not inside the town. MARC’s Camden Line stops at Riverdale Park Town Center station, and the nearest Metrorail stations are College Park-University of Maryland and Hyattsville Crossing on the Green and Yellow lines. The Purple Line is under construction and not yet open.
Mostly detached houses, from turn-of-the-century frame Foursquares to mid-century brick houses. A small number of newer townhouses and a few condominiums also sell each year.
The median sale price over the past 12 months was about $510,000, based on 43 sales, a small sample. Detached houses had the same median, and sales ranged from about $110,000 to $810,000.
The median time on market was 13 days over the past 12 months, and 19 of 43 sales closed at or above the original list price.
Riverdale Park Station on Baltimore Avenue has a Whole Foods Market, shops and restaurants. Other everyday stops line Baltimore Avenue and Kenilworth Avenue.
Riverdale Park is in Prince George’s County Public Schools. Riverdale, University Park and Rogers Heights elementary schools and Hyattsville and William Wirt middle schools serve parts of the town; confirm any address with the district’s boundary locator.

Location & Neighborhood

Along Baltimore Avenue (US 1) between Hyattsville and College Park

The area on this page is the Town of Riverdale Park. Baltimore Avenue (US 1) runs along the west side, with University Park across it, and College Park lies to the north. The town reaches east across Kenilworth Avenue (MD 201), and Hyattsville and Edmonston border it to the south and southeast. East-West Highway (MD 410) links Baltimore Avenue and Kenilworth Avenue in the southern part of town. Baltimore Avenue holds Riverdale Park Station and most retail, the railroad runs north to south through the town center, and the streets between, around Riverdale Road and Oglethorpe Street, hold the older houses.

Getting Around Riverdale Park

MARC’s Camden Line stops at Riverdale Park Town Center station in the middle of town, with weekday trains to Washington Union Station and Baltimore’s Camden Station. Baltimore Avenue (US 1) is the main north-south road, East-West Highway (MD 410) heads west toward Silver Spring, and Kenilworth Avenue (MD 201) connects to US 50 and the Capital Beltway. College Park-University of Maryland and Hyattsville Crossing are the nearest Metrorail stations.

Riverdale Park Station, on Baltimore Avenue at the western edge of town, covers most errands with a Whole Foods Market, shops, restaurants and services in one place. Other shops and services line Baltimore Avenue and Kenilworth Avenue. The Riversdale house museum, run by the park and planning commission, sits within the residential streets, and its grounds add open space.

Neighboring Area:

  • College Park — north, along Baltimore Avenue (US 1)
  • University Park — west, across Baltimore Avenue
  • Hyattsville — south and southwest, toward East-West Highway
  • Edmonston — east and southeast, along Kenilworth Avenue

A Day In The Life - Snapshot

The quick details buyers ask about most.

Metro Access
No Metrorail station in town. MARC’s Camden Line stops at Riverdale Park Town Center; College Park-University of Maryland and Hyattsville Crossing are the nearest Metro stations. The Purple Line is not yet open.
Walkability
Good in the western and central blocks, where Riverdale Park Station, the town center and the MARC station are within walking distance. Eastern blocks rely more on a car.
Typical Home Types
Detached frame Foursquares and porch-fronted houses from the early 1900s, mid-century brick and frame houses, newer townhouses near Baltimore Avenue, and a few condominiums.
Parking
Parking varies by house: many detached houses have a driveway, and street parking is available on residential blocks. Check garage and parking terms for the newer townhouses and condominiums.
Vibe
Older houses with porches under mature trees, freight and commuter trains passing through the center, and a newer retail district on US 1 that is busiest on evenings and weekends.
Best For
Buyers who want an older detached house or newer townhouse near MARC and a grocery-anchored center, and who accept train noise and a weekday commuter rail schedule.

Riverdale Park Market Snapshot

A high-level look at current pricing, demand, and sales activity in the Riverdale Park real estate market.
$510,000

Median Sales Price

$283

Median Price Per Sq Ft

13

Median Days On Market

43

Annual Closed Sales

+3.0%

YoY Median Price Change

Riverdale Park is primarily a detached-house market, with a small number of newer townhouses and a few condominium sales each year. The snapshot covers every closed sale inside the Riverdale Park town limits over the trailing twelve months through September 2026 — 37 detached houses, 3 condominiums, and 3 townhouses and semi-detached homes. Price per square foot uses interior living area.

Across all home types the median sale was $510,000 at about $283 per square foot, with a median of 13 days on market and sales averaging 97% of original list price. The median rose about 3% from the prior twelve months. Within segments, the detached median rose about 8% to $510,000.

Market data reflects recent 12-month activity. Individual buildings may vary.

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Riverdale Park Market Insights

How pricing trends, absorption rates, and inventory levels are shaping buying and selling

Inventory & Absorption

Riverdale Park recorded 43 closed sales in the past 12 months, up from 33 the year before. Detached houses made up 37 of them, with three townhouses and three condominiums. The houses sold span more than a century: eight each from the 1920s and 1930s, seven from the 1950s, and seven from the 2010s. With 43 sales this is a small sample, and each segment outside detached houses is too thin to generalize from.

Pricing Dynamics

The median sale price was about $510,000, up roughly 3 percent from $495,000; with 43 sales, this is a small sample and the change should be read loosely. Detached houses had a median near $510,000 at about $296 per square foot. The three townhouse sales had a median near $545,000, and the three condominium sales a median near $115,000. Overall, sales ranged from about $110,000 to $810,000.

Buyer Profile

Demand is concentrated in detached houses, which sold in a median of 12 days and drew about 98 percent of the original list price. Nineteen of 43 sales closed at or above the original list price, 18 of them detached houses. The few townhouse sales also moved quickly, with a median of 10 days. Condominiums were the slow segment, taking a median of 43 days and selling well below original list.

Strategic Outlook

The past year brought more sales and a slightly higher median, while the median time on market edged from 10 to 13 days and the sale-to-original-list ratio eased from about 99 to 97 percent. That points to a market that is still moving quickly for detached houses but with a little more room to negotiate. The Purple Line remains under construction, and its effect on demand here is not yet measurable.

Market Position Overview:

Inventory Level: Balanced with selective competition

Negotiation Environment: Moderate flexibility

Typical Days on Market: 25-45 (well-priced units)

Rental Demand: Consistent due to transit proximity

Long- Term Outlook: Stable, walkability-driven value

Riverdale Park Housing & Architecture

Riverdale Park’s housing ranges from turn-of-the-century frame houses to newer townhouses at Riverdale Park Station beside Baltimore Avenue.
Turn-of-the-Century Frame Houses
The oldest streets hold wood-frame houses from around 1900 through the 1910s, including pyramidal-roof Foursquares and houses with projecting bays, corner towers and wraparound porches. Five of the past year’s sales were built before 1920.
1920s and 1930s Houses
Sixteen of the past year’s sales were built in the 1920s and 1930s, the largest group in the record. These are detached houses on modest lots, many with front porches and later additions or renovations.
Mid-Century Brick and Frame Houses
Small red brick and wooden houses with porches became common from the 1940s onward. Houses from the 1950s and 1960s accounted for ten recent sales and generally offer simpler floor plans and lower-maintenance exteriors.
Riverdale Park Station Townhouses
Riverdale Park Station, the mixed-use development on Baltimore Avenue whose first phase opened in 2017, was planned with 119 townhouses and apartments beside its Whole Foods Market and shops. Only three townhouse sales closed in the past 12 months.
Condominiums
Condominiums are a small part of the market, with three sales in the past 12 months, all at one address on Oglethorpe Street. Their median near $115,000 sits far below the town’s detached-house prices.
Riversdale House Museum Area
The Riversdale mansion, a stuccoed-brick late Georgian house completed in 1807, stands on about eight acres between Riverdale Road and Oglethorpe Street. It has been open to the public as a museum since 1993.

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