Rock RidgeCT
A town of 482.
Is Rock Ridge a good place to live?
Rock Ridge’s median rent is $3,501 a month, above both Connecticut’s towns ($1,450 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Of the 156 Connecticut towns we compare, none has a higher January low than Rock Ridge. Rock Ridge has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
482 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Central Park and 514 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Rock Ridge. Close and well known come first.
Big draw24 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw27 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw30 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
Big draw27 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw24 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw26 mi TheatreStudio 54Photo credits
Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · United States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Rock Ridge: who provides what
Rock Ridge is unincorporated, so Fairfield County 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 Rock Ridge.
In Rock Ridge, the average trip to work runs shorter than in the typical Connecticut or U.S. town
At 18 minutes, Rock Ridge’s average trip to work is where Connecticut’s towns sit at 27 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Most working residents leave Rock Ridge for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Greenwich (33%), New York (23%) and Stamford (7%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Rock Ridge
Rock Ridge has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 25° and about 34 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of Connecticut and the rest of the country, fewer of Rock Ridge’s adults have obesity
20% of Rock Ridge adults have obesity. No town among the 155 in Connecticut we compare has a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Rock Ridge. 6.6% of Rock Ridge adults have diabetes.
| Rock Ridge | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 30% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 8.3% | 12% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 4.8% | 9.7% | 14% |
| What stands out | Rock Ridge | CT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 4.4% | 14.9% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 2.9% | 9.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.6% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Delacorte/Hubbard Preserve | — | 10 |
| 2. Mccabe | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Rock Ridge faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 55% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Rock Ridge
Colleges nearby
14 within 15 miles of the center of Rock Ridge
About 0 of every 100 Rock Ridge residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Connecticut.
100% of working residents leave Rock Ridge for work
Where Rock Ridge’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Rock Ridge
Census-designated place in Connecticut, United States
Rock Ridge is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Greenwich, Connecticut, United States. It is in the western part of the town, just 1 mile (2 km) east of the New York state border. As of the 2020 census, Rock Ridge had a population of 658. Rock Ridge was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.
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- Elevation
- 108 ft
Questions about Rock Ridge
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Rock Ridge, CT a good place to live?
Rock Ridge has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.