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Ridgefield, NJ
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Living in Ridgefield



Ridgefield is a somewhat small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 11,392 people and three associated neighborhoods, Ridgefield is the 167th largest community in New Jersey.

Housing costs in Ridgefield are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New Jersey.

Also of interest is that Ridgefield has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One downside of living in Ridgefield is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Ridgefield, the average commute to work is 31.32 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the borough, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

Despite being a small borough, Ridgefield has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

The citizens of Ridgefield are among the most well-educated in the nation: 46.32% of adults in Ridgefield have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Ridgefield in 2018 was $45,604, which is lower middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $182,416 for a family of four.

Ridgefield is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Ridgefield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Ridgefield, accounting for 35.75% of the borough’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Ridgefield residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Ridgefield include Italian, German, Polish, Irish, and Greek.

In addition, Ridgefield has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (44.22%).

The most common language spoken in Ridgefield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.


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