Cost of living in Riviera Beach, Maryland
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,972 a month.
Riviera Beach is a Census community, not a separate city government in Maryland. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $112,672 a year.
- People
- 12,192
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,972
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $112,672
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $350,300
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $2,006
- Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD MSA
Riviera Beach, Maryland has about 12,192 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $350,300.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Anne Arundel County is $2,006 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Riviera Beach. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area, prices sit at 104.5 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Maryland taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Riviera Beach's exact store tax.
Some places in Maryland add a local wage tax. In 2023 the state average was about 2.40% of income. That is not a Riviera Beach bill.
In July 2026, a typical Maryland home paid 21.41¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Riviera Beach's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Maryland in the table we use.
Among 293 places we list in Maryland with a rent figure, 106 have higher typical rent than Riviera Beach.
Nearby places
- Pasadena
Typical rent $2,393
Compare with Riviera Beach - Glen Burnie
Typical rent $1,648
Compare with Riviera Beach - Lake Shore
Typical rent $1,806
Compare with Riviera Beach - Edgemere
Typical rent $1,300
Compare with Riviera Beach - Severna Park
Typical rent $1,699
Compare with Riviera Beach - Ferndale
Typical rent $2,022
Compare with Riviera Beach - Brooklyn Park
Typical rent $1,379
- Dundalk
Typical rent $1,473
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Maryland
Bigger places in Maryland
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.