Riverdale is located on the city's far south side. Riverdale extends from 115th Street to the city boundary of 138th street and on the east, the Bishop Ford Freeway west to the Illinois Central Railroad tracks. Riverdale includes the neighborhoods of Altgeld Gardens, Eden Green, and Golden Gate.

Riverdale currently has 2 single family homes with an average list price of $68,750, 2 condos/townhomes with an average list price of $77,450, and 2 multi-unit homes with an average list price of $235,000. The average annual property tax for Riverdale is $816.