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Ridge Manor is a small town of 3,935 people in Hernando County, Florida. It's about 24 miles from Wildwood, FL and 40 miles from Tampa, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 70°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $230k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,935people
$230kTypical home
$1,055/moRent
91° / 70°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,935
- Part of a metro area
- About 456 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to Tampa, FL
- 24 mi to Wildwood, FL
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $230k (≈$1,449/mo)
- Median rent $1,055/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 70°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (92 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (266 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (771 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 32% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to LAL airport
- 41 mi to TPA (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 95 ft
- 28 mi to the ocean
- 32 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Campground in town
- 158 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 347 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 22 bars within 25 mi
- 81 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Florida districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hernando County: R+37 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk