HVAC data for Riverview, FL

Updated September 2026 · part of the Tampa Bay outer ring data set

Riverview is a census-designated place in Hillsborough County, FL, with an estimated 113,697 residents. The Census Bureau counts 41,914 housing units here, and the median home was built in 2006. Compared with the other 13 Tampa Bay outer ring places, Riverview stands out on median year built: 2006 against a ring median of 1990, the 2nd newest of the 14.

Gray stucco and stone house with a three-car garage and a palm in the front yard — Stock photo, not our work and not a photo of Riverview. Photo by Ron Greenberg via Pexels.

Key numbers

Population: 113,69741,914 housing units
Median home built: 200616% before 1990
Heated with electricity: 89.2%of occupied homes
Cooling degree days: 3,477a year, base 65°F

Sources: ACS 5-Year B01003: Total Population, 2020-2024; ACS 5-Year B25035: Median Year Structure Built, 2020-2024; ACS 5-Year B25040: House Heating Fuel, 2020-2024; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, Annual/Seasonal (ANN-HTDD-NORMAL, ANN-CLDD-NORMAL), 1991-2020.

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2006

Median year a home in Riverview was built

Source: ACS 5-Year B25035: Median Year Structure Built, 2020-2024.

Riverview at a glance

Population: 113,697margin of error ±4,198ACS 5-Year B01003: Total Population, 2020-2024; retrieved 2026-09-29
Housing units: 41,914ACS 5-Year B25034: Year Structure Built, 2020-2024; retrieved 2026-09-29
Median year home built: 2006±2 yearsACS 5-Year B25035: Median Year Structure Built, 2020-2024; retrieved 2026-09-29
Homes built before 1990: 16%6,706 unitsACS 5-Year B25034: Year Structure Built, 2020-2024; retrieved 2026-09-29
Homes built 2010 or later: 38.4%16,112 unitsACS 5-Year B25034: Year Structure Built, 2020-2024; retrieved 2026-09-29
Median home value (owner-occupied): $384,200±$9,808ACS 5-Year B25077: Median Value (Dollars), 2020-2024; retrieved 2026-09-29
Owner-occupied homes: 75.7%29,756 of 39,297 occupied unitsACS 5-Year B25003: Tenure, 2020-2024; retrieved 2026-09-29
Heated with electricity: 89.2%35,055 homesACS 5-Year B25040: House Heating Fuel, 2020-2024; retrieved 2026-09-29
Heated with utility gas: 7%2,753 homesACS 5-Year B25040: House Heating Fuel, 2020-2024; retrieved 2026-09-29
Heated with propane or other bottled gas: 1.7%680 homesACS 5-Year B25040: House Heating Fuel, 2020-2024; retrieved 2026-09-29
Heated with oil, coal, wood, solar, other or none: 2.1%ACS 5-Year B25040: House Heating Fuel, 2020-2024; retrieved 2026-09-29
Cooling degree days per year (base 65°F): 3,477TAMPA BAY AREA WFO, FL US, 16.3 km awayNOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, Annual/Seasonal (ANN-HTDD-NORMAL, ANN-CLDD-NORMAL), 1991-2020; retrieved 2026-09-29
Heating degree days per year (base 65°F): 499TAMPA BAY AREA WFO, FL US, 16.3 km awayNOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, Annual/Seasonal (ANN-HTDD-NORMAL, ANN-CLDD-NORMAL), 1991-2020; retrieved 2026-09-29
IECC climate zone: 2AHillsborough County; Hot-HumidIECC and Building America climate zones by U.S. county, IECC 2012/2015-era county assignments (gist last updated 2026-03); retrieved 2026-09-29

Housing, heating and climate figures for Riverview, FL. Updated September 2026. Download the Tampa Bay outer ring city table (CSV)

How old the homes are

Riverview has a mixed housing stock: 16% of homes predate 1990 and 38.4% date from 2010 or later.

The most common build decade is 2000 to 2009, with 13,532 homes (32.3% of the total).

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Year structure built, Riverview housing units

2020 or later 3,680 homes
8.8%
2010 to 2019 12,432 homes
29.7%
2000 to 2009 13,532 homes
32.3%
1990 to 1999 5,569 homes
13.3%
1980 to 1989 3,634 homes
8.7%
1970 to 1979 2,063 homes
4.9%
1960 to 1969 468 homes
1.1%
1950 to 1959 366 homes
0.9%
1940 to 1949 121 homes
0.3%
1939 or earlier 49 homes
0.1%

Share of housing units, by decade built

Source: ACS 5-Year B25034: Year Structure Built, 2020-2024.

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Year structure built, Riverview housing units
Built	Units	Share
2020 or later	3,680	8.8%
2010 to 2019	12,432	29.7%
2000 to 2009	13,532	32.3%
1990 to 1999	5,569	13.3%
1980 to 1989	3,634	8.7%
1970 to 1979	2,063	4.9%
1960 to 1969	468	1.1%
1950 to 1959	366	0.9%
1940 to 1949	121	0.3%
1939 or earlier	49	0.1%

How long the equipment lasts: ENERGY STAR says to consider replacing a heat pump or air conditioner once it is more than 10 years old. InterNACHI's Florida chart lists a central air conditioner at 5 to 12 years and calls its figures guidelines, not guarantees. In Riverview, 25,802 homes (61.6%) were built before 2010, so an original system still running is at least 17 years old, past both benchmarks.

Another 12,432 (29.7%) were built from 2010 to 2019, where an original system is 7 to 16 years old and crosses the 10-year line partway through that decade. The 3,680 homes built since 2020 (8.8%) are under 7 years old. The Census does not record replacements, so these are ages of original equipment, not a count of failing systems.

Sources: ENERGY STAR: When is it time to replace?; InterNACHI Estimated Life Expectancy Chart for Florida Homes; retrieved 2026-09-30. Home counts are the build-year bins above.

What heats the homes

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Main heating fuel, occupied homes in Riverview

Electricity 89.2% 35,055 homes
Utility gas 7% 2,753 homes
Propane or other bottled gas 1.7% 680 homes
Oil, coal, wood, solar, other or none 2.1% 809 homes

Source: ACS 5-Year B25040: House Heating Fuel, 2020-2024. Electricity includes heat pumps and electric resistance heat; the Census does not separate them.

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Riverview at 89.2% of occupied homes, followed by utility gas at 7%. Bottled gas heats 1.7% and other fuels 2.1%.

75.7% of occupied homes in Riverview are owner-occupied and 24.3% are rented.

Climate

The nearest NOAA normals station is TAMPA BAY AREA WFO, FL US, 16.3 km from the city center. Its 1991 to 2020 normals are 3,477 cooling degree days and 499 heating degree days a year.

Cooling degree days outnumber heating degree days 7.0 to 1. Across the 14 places in the Tampa Bay outer ring data set, cooling degree days run from 3,149 (Land O' Lakes) to 3,928 (Lutz).

Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, Annual/Seasonal (ANN-HTDD-NORMAL, ANN-CLDD-NORMAL), 1991-2020. Degree days belong to the station, not to the city.

Riverview compared with the Tampa Bay outer ring

Median year built: Riverview against the other 13 places

Apollo Beach
2010
Riverview
2006
Wesley Chapel
2006
Land O' Lakes
1999
Brandon
1993
Spring Hill
1993
Lutz
1990
Zephyrhills
1990
Plant City
1989
Lakeland
1983
New Port Richey
1980
Clearwater
1978
Largo
1978
Pinellas Park
1978

Median year built. This is the measure on which Riverview sits closest to either end of the Tampa Bay outer ring. Reference line: ring median, 1990.

Source: ACS 5-Year B25035: Median Year Structure Built, 2020-2024.

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Riverview against the median of the 14 places in the Tampa Bay outer ring data set
Measure	Riverview	Ring median	Rank
Median year built	2006	1990	2 of 14 (newest first)
Share built 2010 or later	38.4%	13%	2 of 14 (highest first)
Median home value	$384,200	$315,400	4 of 14 (highest first)
Homes heated with electricity	89.2%	92.4%	11 of 14 (highest first)
Cooling degree days	3,477	3,593	10 of 14 (highest first)

Licensed HVAC contractors in Riverview

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79HVAC licenses with a Riverview address
69active (87%)
10not currently active (inactive, probation or suspended)
1985–2026first issued, oldest to newest

By license type: 61 CAC, 15 CMC, 3 RA.

Years since the license was first issued, Riverview HVAC licenses

Under 5 years 33 licenses, 31 active
42%
5 to 9 years 8 licenses, 7 active
10%
10 to 19 years 19 licenses, 15 active
24%
20 to 29 years 12 licenses, 12 active
15%
30 years or more 7 licenses, 4 active
9%

Number of licenses, by years since first issued

Source: FL DBPR construction licensee extract (CONSTRUCTIONLICENSE_1.csv); retrieved 2026-10-05. Counts licenses, not companies: one business can hold several. Status and license-type codes are DBPR's own (definitions); active means Current and Active. See the A-to-Z list of licensed HVAC businesses in Riverview.

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Years since the license was first issued, Riverview HVAC licenses
Licensed for	Licenses	Share	Active
Under 5 years	33	42%	31
5 to 9 years	8	10%	7
10 to 19 years	19	24%	15
20 to 29 years	12	15%	12
30 years or more	7	9%	4

Electric utility and HVAC rebates in Riverview

Tampa Electric serves Riverview. 2 residential HVAC rebate programs are listed below.

Why we list it: Tampa Electric's service area is Hillsborough County (2,000 square miles of Hillsborough and parts of Pasco, Pinellas and Polk). Source, checked 2026-09-30.

Tampa Electric HVAC rebate programs, checked 2026-09-30
Program	Amount	Equipment	Source
Heating & Cooling Program: high-efficiency tier	$550 for SEER 17.0 / SEER2 16.2	Ducted heat pump; straight-cool with new natural-gas furnace (propane does not qualify); geothermal (15.0 EER). Ductless mini splits not eligible.	Tampa Electric; retrieved 2026-09-30
Heating & Cooling Program: standard tier	$40 for SEER 16.0 / SEER2 15.2	Ducted heat pump; straight-cool with new natural-gas furnace (propane does not qualify); geothermal (14.0 EER). Ductless mini splits not eligible.	Tampa Electric; retrieved 2026-09-30

Utility service is mapped city by city; a city can have other providers than the ones shown. Confirm eligibility on the utility's page before buying.

Frequently asked questions

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What IECC climate zone is Riverview, FL in?

Riverview is in IECC climate zone 2A (Hillsborough County, Hot-Humid). Source: DOE/PNNL county climate zones.

How old are the homes in Riverview?

The median home in Riverview was built in 2006. 16% of homes were built before 1990 and 38.4% in 2010 or later. Source: ACS 5-year 2020-2024, tables B25034 and B25035.

What do most Riverview homes use for heating?

Electricity heats 89.2% of occupied homes in Riverview; utility gas heats 7%. Source: ACS 5-year 2020-2024, table B25040.

How many cooling degree days does Riverview get?

About 3,477 a year (base 65°F), measured at TAMPA BAY AREA WFO, FL US, 16.3 km away. Source: NOAA 1991 to 2020 normals.

What is the median home value in Riverview?

$384,200 for owner-occupied homes (margin of error ±$9,808). Source: ACS 5-year 2020-2024, table B25077.

What share of Riverview homes are owner-occupied?

75.7% of the 39,297 occupied housing units. Source: ACS 5-year 2020-2024, table B25003.

Who supplies electricity in Riverview, and what HVAC rebates are there?

Tampa Electric serves Riverview. Tampa Electric lists 2 residential HVAC rebate programs, paying $40 to $550 depending on the program. Terms change, so confirm on the program page before you buy equipment.

Sources: Tampa Electric HVAC rebate page; Service area basis: Tampa Electric's service area is Hillsborough County (2,000 square miles of Hillsborough and parts of Pasco, Pinellas and Polk)..

How many licensed HVAC businesses are in Riverview?

67 businesses hold an active Florida air conditioning or mechanical contractor license with a Riverview business address in the state's license file (checked 2026-10-05). One business can hold several licenses. The list is A to Z, with no ratings or rankings.

Sources: Licensed HVAC contractors in Riverview, A to Z; FL DBPR construction licensee extract (CONSTRUCTIONLICENSE_1.csv).

How do I check an HVAC contractor's license in Riverview?

Search the business name or license number on the Florida DBPR license lookup. Confirm the status is current and active, that the license is an air conditioning (CAC or RA) or mechanical (CMC or RM) license, and read the expiration date.

Certified licenses (CAC, CMC) are valid statewide; registered licenses (RA, RM) are valid only in the local areas where they are registered (F.S. 489.105). Ask for the license number in writing before work starts.

Sources: Florida DBPR license lookup; DBPR license status and class codes.

What does a new AC system cost in Florida?

Homeowners reporting Florida jobs gave a median of $12,000 for a full system replacement, AC or heat pump. The middle half of reports fall between $9,400 and $15,600.

That is 55 reports, a small sample, and price moves with tonnage, ductwork and brand. Source: HVACPro analysis of 55 homeowner-reported quotes and invoices in public Reddit posts, 2025-01-01 to 2026-09-29.

Do I need a permit to replace my AC in Riverview?

Yes. The Florida Building Code (section 105.1) requires a permit to replace a mechanical system, and a central air conditioner is one. In Riverview, Hillsborough County Development Services handles it.

Its residential fee schedule lists a $130.00 trade permit for "HVAC Equal Change Outs" (effective October 5, 2024), and the county's list of work exempt from permits does not include replacing a whole unit. A licensed contractor can apply for the permit for you; if a homeowner applies instead, Florida law requires the owner to sign the application personally (F.S. 489.103(7)). Call the department for the current fee and steps.

Checked 2026-09-30.

Sources: Florida Building Code, Building, section 105.1 (2023, 8th edition); Hillsborough County building permit fee schedule; Hillsborough County work exempt from permits; Florida Statutes 489.103.