The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Ridgeway has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Ridgeway a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One downside of living in Ridgeway, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 35.44 minutes every day commuting to work.
As is often the case in a small town, Ridgeway doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Ridgeway are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.43% of adults in Ridgeway having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Ridgeway in 2022 was $24,337, which is low income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $97,348 for a family of four. However, Ridgeway contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Ridgeway is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Ridgeway home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ridgeway residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Ridgeway include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Ridgeway is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
