Personal loans in Riverside, NY
Every figure below is New York's own, applied to Riverside's 424 residents, with the publisher and retrieval date attached.
If you are weighing a personal loan in Riverside, start from the payment you can carry; its 424 residents face the same statewide rules. About 424 people live in Riverside, placing it 543rd of 595 Census places in New York. Riverside lost roughly 3.0% of its population across the 2020-to-2023 comparison. Begin with the payment, then weigh APR and total interest across the lenders that reach Riverside's 424 residents. The next larger city is Painted Post, NY about 1 miles away.
The Riverside data picture
Read the local figures below as context; read the sourced New York table as the rulebook a lender here must follow.
- Population: the Census counts 424 residents in Riverside (Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate), the 543rd-largest figure among New York's 595 places.
- Population trend: About 3.0% below the 2020 Census base.
- Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a loss of about 13 residents.
- Size percentile: bigger than about 9% of the places in New York, with 424 residents in Riverside.
- Population density: about 1,409 people per square mile across 0.3 square miles of land (Census Gazetteer area, Vintage 2023 population).
- Land area rank: Riverside's 0.3 square miles rank 572nd of 595 places in New York.
- State share: roughly 0.0% of New York's residents live in Riverside (424 people).
- National rank: Riverside is 13,844th of 19,457 places nationwide.
- Growth rank: Riverside's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 538th of 595 places in New York.
- Versus New York: the state average change is -1.1%, while Riverside moved 3.0%.
- Density rank: Riverside places 323rd among New York's places by people per square mile.
- Against the state median: Riverside runs about 1,409 residents per square mile, where the New York median is 1,515.
- Location: it lies at 42.1560, -77.0792 in the Census Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Painted Post (1 mi); Corning (1 mi); South Corning (3 mi); Addison (9 mi); Lawrenceville (11 mi). Living near a larger metro rarely changes what is available in Riverside.
- Smaller communities close by: Millport (15 mi); Roseville (21 mi); Burdett (22 mi), each with its own Census population profile.
- Smaller neighbours: 11 places smaller than Riverside sit within 50 miles.
- Within 100 miles: 332 places are larger than Riverside.
What is available to Riverside borrowers
Riverside is a moderately settled community of about 424 people, with 66 larger places inside a 50-mile radius. Distance to a branch rarely matters for Riverside's 424 residents: the application is online and the price follows your credit file. For a larger market, the closest option is Painted Post, NY about 1 miles away.
What a Riverside borrower is actually offered
In Riverside, a small community of about 424, the amount is advanced up front and repaid in fixed installments; the city's size does not change the pricing. Federal Truth in Lending rules require a Riverside lender to disclose the APR and finance charge before you sign. The term you choose in Riverside decides the split between a comfortable payment and the total interest you pay.
What to do before borrowing in Riverside
Before you apply in Riverside, a community of about 424, work through these steps:
- Start with the credit file: order the reports, fix the errors, then apply.
- Test your amount and term in the personal loan calculator first.
- Pre-qualify with three or more lenders, then compare the APR rather than the interest rate.
- Confirm the lender holds a New York licence by checking the regulator named above.
- Weigh a shorter term's higher payment against the interest it saves.
- Borrow only what the purpose requires, not the maximum you are offered.
- Write down the purpose of the loan and your repayment plan before you apply.
What differs between Riverside and the rest of New York is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 424 people here.
The state rulebook for Riverside
For the roughly 424 residents of Riverside, the rules below are New York's own; each row carries its publisher and retrieval date.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) Source says: "Notify the Department of Financial Services at (800) 342-3736 if you believe payday loans are being made in New York" | New York State Department of Financial Services as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Illegal in New York State, in person, by telephone, or over the Internet Source says: "Payday loans are illegal in New York State." | New York State Department of Financial Services as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Licensed Lender license required (Banking Law Article 9, sections 340-361); administered via NMLS Source says: "The Department of Financial Services uses the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry (NMLS) to manage the Licensed Lender License." | New York State Department of Financial Services as of 2026-09-16 |
How Riverside compares across New York
Set beside New York's 595 places, Riverside ranks 543rd by population and holds about 0.0% of the state total. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Riverside ranks 538th of 595 in New York (about the 10th percentile). By density, at about 1,409 people per square mile, it ranks 323rd in New York. In land area, Riverside ranks 572nd among New York's 595 places.
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Nearby places
- Painted Post, NY — population 1,729
- Corning, NY — population 10,612
- South Corning, NY — population 1,073
- Addison, NY — population 1,564
- Lawrenceville, PA — population 688
- Savona, NY — population 675
- Horseheads, NY — population 6,367
- Tioga, PA — population 602