RidgewayAK
A town of 1,997.
Is Ridgeway a good place to live?
Ridgeway’s best subject grades are a B+ for walkability and schools; its weakest is a D− for hazard risk. Ridgeway’s July high is 63°F, where Alaska’s towns sit at 66°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. Of the 42 Alaska towns we compare, none has a higher median age than Ridgeway. The median household income is $90K, and 17% of residents live below the poverty line. Only 4 of Alaska’s 69 towns score lower on the outdoors. Ridgeway has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
How Ridgeway grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Alaska), ordered by how far Ridgeway is from typical.
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Moving to Ridgeway: who provides what
Ridgeway is unincorporated, so Kenai Peninsula Borough and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Ridgeway.
Earthquakes leads a very high hazard risk in Ridgeway
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 95% of U.S. communities. Since 2012, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Ridgeway.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Ridgeway stands out in Alaska and nationally, with more of its residents who are 65 or older
24% of Ridgeway residents are 65 or older, against 13% in Alaska’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. 32% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Alaska.
| Ridgeway | Alaska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 24% | 13% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 28% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±8.1 points. Across Alaska, 47.5% of residents are women.
| Ridgeway | AK | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 5.6% | 13.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.9% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 1% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.9% | 15.4% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.6% | 14.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.5% | 11.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.1% | 11.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.1% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.3% | 4.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.2% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 36% | 28.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.5% | 24% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.5% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.8% | 11.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,000, single groups can be off by several points
In Ridgeway, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Ridgeway has cold winters and cool summers, with very little rain. Ridgeway’s January low is 7°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of Alaska and the rest of the country, fewer of Ridgeway’s adults sleep under 7 hours
30% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Ridgeway. Ridgeway beats the Alaska average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 67% of adults had a checkup this year in Ridgeway.
| Ridgeway | Alaska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 67% | 68% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 35% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 32% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Ridgeway | AK |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults lacking emotional support | 21.2% | 25.4% |
| Fewer adults sleeping under 7 hours | 29.6% | 35.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.5% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Ridgeway
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Ridgeway
About 0 of every 100 Ridgeway residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Alaska.
About Ridgeway
Census-designated place in Alaska, United States
Ridgeway is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2020 census the population was 2,136, up from 2,022 in 2010.
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- Area
- 18 sq mi
- Elevation
- 187 ft
Ridgeway’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Ridgeway.
| Town | AK rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgeway | — | — | C+ | — | B+ | B |
| Sterling | #9 | B | B− | — | B+ | A− |
| Kalifornsky | #17 | B− | C+ | — | B+ | A− |
| Kenai | #20 | C+ | B− | C+ | B+ | B |
| Soldotna | #18 | B− | B | B− | B+ | B |
Ridgeway has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Ridgeway, Sterling and Kalifornsky report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Ridgeway with a neighbor →
Questions about Ridgeway
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Ridgeway, AK expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.