Living in Ridge

In Ridge, unemployment is 5.1% (2024).

Ridge's population was 13,271 at the end of 2020. Ridge registered an unemployment rate of 5.1% at the end of 2024. The foreign population count was 873 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0726 sources

Population13,271people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020

Median gross salary3,764EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent1,888EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate5.1%country median 4.6% — 12% aboveOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean5.72µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Ridge?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹⁴Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,995 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)³Official
Median monthly rent	1,888 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official

Is Ridge a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker28%strong on work, weak on safety · range 18–38%

Skilled employee38%strong on work, weak on safety · range 29–47%

Student31%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 20–42%

Family31%strong on family, weak on safety · range 20–42%

Retirement32%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 19–45%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

6.6% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 873 of 13,271 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Ridge is 5.1%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Ridge 5.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	3,764 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	5.1 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official

What does a salary buy in Ridge?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€866of €2,943 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€2,943
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €1,995
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€866

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Ridge Salary needed to live in Ridge

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Ridge. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Ridge. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	385.6 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁴Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Ridge when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Ridge's nearest airport was ISP, 20 km away and offered 10 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	10 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁶Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	20 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	ISP	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Ridge. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Ridge.

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Climate and air quality

At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 reached 5.7 µg/m³. Monthly mean temperatures were −0.1°C in January and 23.9°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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25°16°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.55.7WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Ridge is 5.7 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Ridge 5.7

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	5.72 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 4 · Feb 5 · Mar 8.7 · Apr 14.6 · May 20.2 · Jun 25.1 · Jul 28.2 · Aug 27.5 · Sep 23.8 · Oct 17.9 · Nov 12 · Dec 6.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -4.1 · Feb -3.6 · Mar 0 · Apr 5.1 · May 10.4 · Jun 16 · Jul 19.6 · Aug 18.9 · Sep 14.9 · Oct 8.5 · Nov 3.1 · Dec -1.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -0.1 · Feb 0.7 · Mar 4.4 · Apr 9.9 · May 15.3 · Jun 20.6 · Jul 23.9 · Aug 23.2 · Sep 19.4 · Oct 13.2 · Nov 7.6 · Dec 2.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 93 · Feb 83.6 · Mar 114.7 · Apr 103.1 · May 83.4 · Jun 101.7 · Jul 82.8 · Aug 107.6 · Sep 91.6 · Oct 100.9 · Nov 86.7 · Dec 119.7 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Annual precipitation	1,169 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Maximum July temperature	28.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average annual temperature	11.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Minimum January temperature	-4.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Providence ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Markham (Canada) ±2.1 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±2.1 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±2.1 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±2.1 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±2.3 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The total area of Ridge was 34.2 km² at the end of 2025. Ridge had a population density of 365.9 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport93.4%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	34.17 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)⁸Official
Foreign-resident share	6.98 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Foreign residents	873 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Population density	365.9 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Population	13,271 people	31 Dec 2020	U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020¹¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Ridge

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Manorville as a Ridge alternative in the same region

9 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Unemployment: 1.2% Manorville vs 5.1% Ridge−76%
Median gross pay, city: €5,500 Manorville vs €3,764 Ridge+46%
Residents: 14,317 Manorville vs 13,271 Ridge+8%
Foreign residents: 7.0% Manorville vs 7.0% Ridgesame level
Annual PM2.5: 5.7 µg/m³ Manorville vs 5.7 µg/m³ Ridgesame level

Full comparison More about Manorville

North Bethesda as a Ridge alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 417 km, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 7.0% Ridge+388%
Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €3,764 Ridge+63%
Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 13,271 Ridge+277%
Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 5.1% Ridge−29%

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near Ridge

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

East Shoreham 4.8 km away

Rent: 1,655 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,768 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Middle Island 5.7 km away

Rent: 1,726 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,441 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Rocky Point 6.4 km away

Rent: 2,159 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,792 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Wading River 6.7 km away

Salary: 5,955 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Yaphank 8.9 km away

Rent: 2,749 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 5,064 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Sound Beach 9.2 km away

Rent: 3,089 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 5,129 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Manorville 9.5 km away

Rent: 1,967 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 5,500 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Miller Place 10.3 km away

Rent: 1,083 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,520 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Greenville13,273 residents Holly Hill13,268 residents Timberlake13,267 residents Granbury13,263 residents Coatesville13,283 residents Stoughton13,256 residents

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in Ridge?

The unemployment rate is 5.1 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Ridge?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5.72 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: US EPA Air Quality System (AQS).

How many people live in Ridge?

The published population is 13,271 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in Ridge?

873 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Ridge a good place to live?

Ridge may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Ridge?

East Shoreham, Middle Island, Rocky Point, Wading River, Yaphank are near Ridge. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  title = {Ridge, United States: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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  date = {2026-10-16},
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