Pine RidgeFL
This town in Florida has a population of 1,910.
Is Pine Ridge a good place to live?
Pine Ridge’s best subject grades are an A+ for health, an A for incomes, and an A− for schools; its weakest is a D for cost of living. 67% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Pine Ridge, where Florida’s towns sit at 31% and U.S. towns at 29%. On health, just 4 of Florida’s 777 towns do better. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 90% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. Only 27 of Florida’s 779 towns score lower on the outdoors. Pine Ridge has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Pine Ridge stand out
Where Pine Ridge beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| Widest gap | Pine Ridge | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.1% | 16.8% |
Pine Ridge has shrunk 11% from 2010 to 2020
1,918 counted in 2010 and 1,717 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Pine Ridge grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Pine Ridge is from typical.
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Moving to Pine Ridge: who provides what
Pine Ridge is unincorporated, so Collier 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 Nov 17, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Pine Ridge.
Compared with most of Florida and the rest of the country, fewer of Pine Ridge’s adults sleep under 7 hours
Only 4 of the 637 Florida towns we compare have a lower share of adults who get no exercise outside work than Pine Ridge, and 7.3% of Pine Ridge adults smoke cigarettes. On the CDC’s 31 measures, Pine Ridge is ahead of Florida on 21 and behind on 1. Two figures for adults here: 12% report frequent mental distress, 24% have obesity.
| Pine Ridge | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 37% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 32% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.3% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Pine Ridge | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.1% | 16.8% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 4.7% | 13.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 13.3% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Pine Ridge faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by hurricanes
Of the losses FEMA expects in Pine Ridge, 66% come from hurricanes and 31% from inland flooding. The national flood insurance program has paid 15 claims locally since 1995.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mild winters and hot summers in Pine Ridge
The typical July afternoon high for Pine Ridge comes to 91°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In Pine Ridge, the average trip to work runs shorter than in the typical Florida or U.S. town
Most working residents leave Pine Ridge for work: only 2% work in town. The town’s typical household income is $132,000. Since 2013, Pine Ridge has added 50 jobs, to 570 in 2023. For residents here, the share who live below the poverty line is 6.9%.
| Pine Ridge | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 15 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $132,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 6.9% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.3% | 5% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Everglades National Park and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pine Ridge. Close and well known come first.
31 mi National ParkEverglades National Park778K visitors a year
28 mi National PreserveBig Cypress National Preserve2.3M visitors a year
15 mi Stadium & arenaHertz Arena14 mi State parkMound Key Archeological State Park
14 mi State parkKoreshan State Historic Site
4 mi Zoo & aquariumNaples ZooPhoto credits
Everglades National Park: Everglades NPS from Homestead, Florida, United States, Public domain · Big Cypress National Preserve: Gzzz, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hertz Arena: Tthaas, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Koreshan State Historic Site: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Naples Zoo: Exupery67, CC BY 4.0
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Everything we know about Pine Ridge
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Pine Ridge
About 2 of every 100 Pine Ridge residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
About Pine Ridge
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
Pine Ridge is a census-designated place (CDP) in Collier County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,717 at the 2020 census, down from 1,918 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Naples–Marco Island Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 1.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 10 ft
- Area code
- 239
Pine Ridge’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Pine Ridge.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Ridge | — | — | D | — | A− | A+ |
| Pelican Marsh | #28 | A− | D− | — | A− | A |
| Pelican Bay | #112 | B | D− | — | A− | A− |
Pine Ridge has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Pine Ridge, Pelican Marsh and Pelican Bay report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Pine Ridge with a neighbor →
Questions about Pine Ridge
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pine Ridge, FL expensive?
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.