Rhinecliff vs Shorehaven

A side-by-side comparison of Rhinecliff and Shorehaven: population, income, housing, and more.

Rhinecliff and Shorehaven are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Shorehaven has the higher population (540 vs 479 in Rhinecliff). Rhinecliff has the higher median home value ($611,500 vs $448,600 in Shorehaven). Since 2019, Shorehaven's population has grown faster (+16.9% vs +11.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Rhinecliff	Shorehaven
Population	479	540
Median age	59.8 yrs	51.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$166,836
Median home value	$611,500	$448,600
Housing units	270	326
Homeownership rate	92.4%	85.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	65.2%	56.1%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	9.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rhinecliff	Shorehaven
Population	429 → 479 (+11.7%)	462 → 540 (+16.9%)
Median household income	$138,281 → $105,052 (-24.0%)	$126,375 → $166,836 (+32.0%)
Median home value	$368,800 → $611,500 (+65.8%)	$339,400 → $448,600 (+32.2%)
Median gross rent	$2,344 → $2,444 (+4.3%)	—

Rhinecliff

Population

429479

Median household income

$138,281$105,052

Median home value

$368,800$611,500

Median gross rent

$2,344$2,444

Shorehaven

Population

462540

Median household income

$126,375$166,836

Median home value

$339,400$448,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rhinecliff	Shorehaven
Under 5	0.0%	2.8%
5 to 17	2.9%	19.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	4.6%
25 to 34	37.8%	7.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	6.5%
45 to 54	5.6%	29.3%
55 to 64	10.2%	12.2%
65 to 74	21.9%	10.7%
75 and over	21.5%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rhinecliff	Shorehaven
White (non-Hispanic)	80.8%	78.7%
Black or African American	19.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	21.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rhinecliff	Shorehaven
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	2.2%	8.6%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	19.1%	39.8%
Graduate or professional degree	46.0%	16.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rhinecliff	Shorehaven
Drove alone	57.0%	73.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	3.9%
Public transit	12.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	28.2%	22.8%
Other means	2.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rhinecliff	Shorehaven
1-unit, detached	100.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Rhinecliff	Shorehaven
Poverty rate	5.4%	0.0%
Average household size	2.13	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	36	45
Median year structure built	1938	1965