Ridgefield.
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New Jersey·Bergen County
3 tracts·11K people·$646K median·4,521/mi²
Hispanic 38 · White 32 · Asian 22 · Other 4 · Black 2 · Multiracial 2
Married couple 55 · Other 25 · Living alone 20
Manufacturing 28 · Retail 24 · Professional 17 · Health 16 · Leisure 7 · Public admin 4 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 43 · Sales · office 25 · Service 14 · Production · transport 12 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 56 · Carpool 22 · Transit 15 · Work from home 15 · Walk 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Ridgefield is $646,200 (Census ACS) — 1.4× the US median of $458,812.
Ridgefield has 11,498 residents across 3 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 39.8; the population is 37.8% Hispanic or Latino, 32.5% White, 22.0% Asian, 4.1% Other, 1.8% Black and 1.8% Multiracial; the average household has 2.9 people; 46.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 5.1% (Census ACS).
Slocum Skewes School is the middle school with reported scores (49%); Ridgefield Memorial High School is the high school with reported scores (57%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,095/month, 33% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Ridgefield is $118,059 a year, 37% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Ridgefield, median rent is $2,095/month and the median home value is $646,200 (Census ACS).
Ridgefield reported 0.5 violent crimes and 10.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 83°F; winter lows average 28°F; there are 99 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 49 inches; snowfall averages 30 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Ridgefield are winter weather (70), inland flooding (65) and strong wind (59), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.34g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Ridgefield, 0.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).