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Ridgebury is a small town of 2,060 people in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 21 miles from Bridgeport, CT and 52 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $907k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,060people
$907kTypical home
$2,110/moRent
82° / 35°Summer / winter
49"Snow
231Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,060
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 376 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to New York, NY
- 21 mi to Bridgeport, CT
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $907k (≈$5,719/mo)
- Median rent $2,110/mo
- Median household income $217k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (82 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (851 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 38% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 73% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to HPN airport
- 44 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 607 ft
- 19 mi to the ocean
- 166 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 100 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,775 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 43 bars within 25 mi
- 537 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 74 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Western Connecticut Planning Region: D+19 in 2024
- Connecticut: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.