Riga, New York

Back to Riga, NY housing info, Monroe County, New York, NY smaller cities, NY small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Monroe County Population in July 2008: 5,509. Population change since 2000: +1.3%   Males: 2,743   (49.8%) Females: 2,766   (50.2%) Median resident age:   37.5 years New York median age:   35.9 years Estimated median household income in 2007: $65,495 (it was $58,842 in 2000) Riga:   $65,495 New York:   $53,514 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $26,781 Riga:   $26,781 New York:   $29,885 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $138,576 (it was $105,900 in 2000) Riga:   $138,576 New York:   $311,000 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $148,848; Detached houses: $160,629; Townhouses or other attached units: $100,370; In 2-unit structures: $207,490; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $159,528; Mobile homes: $11,458 Riga, NY residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Riga: White Non-Hispanic (96.6%) Two or more races (1.0%) Hispanic (0.9%) Black (0.7%) American Indian (0.6%) 2008 cost of living index in Riga: 84.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Riga, New York on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Riga is mentioned 17 times on our forum: The Upstate NY Pronunciation Guide!  (38 replies) Dreaming of upstate NY....help  (45 replies) Hotels in Manhattan  (14 replies) Any Insight on Towns would be great.  (15 replies) from chicago to rochester  (1 reply) Rochester inquiry  (14 replies) Latest news from Riga, NY collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (28.1%), English (22.0%), Irish (18.0%), Italian (13.9%), Polish (8.0%), United States (7.4%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Elevation: 640 feet Land area: 35.2 square miles. Population density: 157 people per square mile   (very low).

Latitude: 43.09 N, Longitude: 77.88 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 585

This town's Wikipedia profile

Average climate in Riga, New York

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Back to the top

Riga-area historical tornado activity is below New York state average. It is 72% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/2/1972, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 29.6 miles away from the Riga town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/2/1998, a category 2 tornado 30.2 miles away from the town center caused $1 million in damages.

Riga-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above New York state average. It is 85% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/12/1994 at 10:43:15, a magnitude 3.6 (3.5 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 21.5 miles away from Riga center
On 11/26/1999 at 22:33:01, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.4 LG, Depth: 8.0 mi) earthquake occurred 70.5 miles away from the city center
On 12/25/1998 at 13:30:26, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 11.2 mi) earthquake occurred 51.1 miles away from the city center
On 8/4/2004 at 23:55:26, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MW, 3.0 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 45.6 miles away from Riga center
On 2/3/2001 at 20:15:15, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG) earthquake occurred 57.3 miles away from the city center
On 7/19/2007 at 17:07:58, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, 3.0 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 45.0 miles away from Riga center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

Click to draw/clear town borders

Lake: West Shore Ponds (A). Display/hide its location on the map Creek: Hotel Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map Park in Riga: Churchville Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.8 people
New York:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	77.1%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	4.6%
Whole state:	5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
• Gay men: 0.3% of all households

This town:	3.8%
Whole state:	14.6%

This town:	1.9%
Whole state:	7.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Riga, NY

Back to the top

3.60% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,478 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.60%
New York average:	5.41%

0.20% of residents moved from foreign countries ($786 average AGI)

Monroe County:	0.20%
New York average:	0.24%

from Wayne County, NY	0.29% ($37,056 average AGI)
from Ontario County, NY	0.26% ($43,953)
from Livingston County, NY	0.18% ($34,082)

4.34% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($48,386 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.34%
New York average:	6.26%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($432 average AGI)

Monroe County:	0.07%
New York average:	0.10%

to Wayne County, NY	0.29% ($44,012 average AGI)
to Ontario County, NY	0.24% ($51,507)
to Erie County, NY	0.16% ($35,945)

• Griffin Road Extended, Structure height: 71 m, Call Sign: KNKA317
  Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 845.010 MHz
  Grant Date: 08/30/2005, Expiration Date: 10/01/2015, Certifier: David C Jatlow
  Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 11760 Us Highway 1, North Palm Beach, FL 33408, Phone: (202) 255-1679, Fax: (561) 279-2097, Email:
• Riga Cell Site 421 Betteridge Road, Call Sign: KNKA297
  880.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz... (+14 more)
  Grant Date: 06/20/2005, Expiration Date: 05/15/2015
  Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:

• WAYNE WATTS, Griffin Rd Ext, Type: Tower, Structure height: 68.3 m, Overall height: 71 m
  Registrant: Cingular Wireless LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:

• Griffin Rd Ext, Type: Tower, Structure height: 73 m, Call Sign: WPHY827, Licensee ID: L00134999
  Assigned Frequencies : 929.887 MHz
  Grant Date: 08/17/2000, Expiration Date: 08/17/2010, Cancelation Date: 11/18/2004, Certifier: Paul H Kuzia
  Registrant: Nationwide 929.8875 LLC, 12221 Merit Dr., Suite #100, Dallas, TX 75251, Phone: (972) 860-3269, Fax: (972) 860-3248, Email:

• Riga, Griffin Rd Ext, Type: Tower, Structure height: 68.3 m, Overall height: 71 m, Call Sign: WQIU552
  Assigned Frequencies : 6256.54 MHz
  Grant Date: 05/16/2008, Expiration Date: 05/16/2018, Certifier: William Chastain
  Registrant: Radio Dynamics Corporation, Silver Spring, MD 20914, Phone: (301) 493-5171, Fax: (301) 576-4553, Email:
• RIGA, Griffon Rd Extension, Type: Tower, Structure height: 68.3 m, Overall height: 71 m, Call Sign: WLM411
  Assigned Frequencies : 2128.00 MHz
  Grant Date: 01/30/2001, Expiration Date: 01/15/2011, Certifier: Carol L Tacker
  Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive Ms A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7506, Fax: (469) 229-7295, Email:

• Hazardous Condition: 2