RidgecrestFL
A town of 3,571.
Is Ridgecrest a good place to live?
Ridgecrest grades D overall, 534th among Florida's 634 graded towns, mostly because of incomes and health. The median household income is $50K, and 21% of residents live below the poverty line. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 79% of the country. One bright spot: 25% of its land is conserved. Ridgecrest’s trail density is 2.4 miles per square mile, above both the Florida town median (0.4) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). On hazard risk, just 35 of Florida’s 779 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is Taylor Park, at 36 acres.
Ridgecrest has grown 16% from 2010 to 2020
2,558 counted in 2010 and 2,966 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Ridgecrest grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Ridgecrest is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Tropicana Field and 52 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Ridgecrest. Close and well known come first.
Big draw13 mi Stadium & arenaTropicana Field
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaRaymond James Stadium
27 mi BeachAnna Maria Island
22 mi Stadium & arenaBenchmark International Arena
26 mi Theme parkBusch Gardens Tampa4.0M visitors a year
14 mi MuseumSalvador Dalí MuseumPhoto credits
Tropicana Field: EaglesFanInTampa, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Raymond James Stadium: NASA, Public domain · Anna Maria Island: Bfpage at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Benchmark International Arena: Miosotis Jade, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Busch Gardens Tampa: Wolle8ball, CC BY 3.0 · Salvador Dalí Museum: Taty2007, CC BY 3.0
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Moving to Ridgecrest: who provides what
Ridgecrest is unincorporated, so Pinellas 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 Ridgecrest.
Ridgecrest carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Florida (mostly hurricanes), is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns.
24.6% of Ridgecrest is conserved land
Its A+ for the outdoors ranks #4 of 638 in Florida.
2.2 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ridgecrest Park | 0.5 mi | 34 |
| 2. Taylor Park | 0.2 mi | 36 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Ridgecrest’s schools rank ahead of 58% of Florida districts
Its public schools are run by the Pinellas school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgecrest Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 438 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
For health, Ridgecrest earns a C−
Against the 5,938 U.S. towns with household incomes like Ridgecrest’s, it is less healthy than 51%, so its C− isn’t only a matter of income.
46% of Ridgecrest adults sleep under 7 hours, above both Florida’s towns (37%) and U.S. towns (36%). 27% of adults worry about having enough food in Ridgecrest. Ridgecrest beats the Florida average on 3 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 13.
| Ridgecrest | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 37% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 15% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 32% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Ridgecrest | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.7% | 9.1% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 6.1% | 7.5% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 16% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents commute out of Ridgecrest
Ridgecrest has 96 jobs for its 1,336 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Ridgecrest for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in Ridgecrest grew to 96 in 2023, 23 more than in 2013. The average trip to work in Ridgecrest is 24 minutes.
| Ridgecrest | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $50,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.5% | 5% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers in Ridgecrest
January nights average 52.1°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90.2°.
Ridgecrest has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Ridgecrest’s January low is 52°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Ridgecrest | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 52°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 90°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Hurricanes leads a moderate hazard risk in Ridgecrest
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 95% of Florida towns, with expected losses of about $238 per resident a year; that rating is what its B− for hazard risk is built on.
Since 1998, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Ridgecrest.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median home in Ridgecrest sells for about $315K
90% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 60.1% across Florida.
80% of Ridgecrest households own their home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Ridgecrest
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Ridgecrest
About 1 of every 100 Ridgecrest residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
99% of working residents leave Ridgecrest for work
Where Ridgecrest’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Ridgecrest
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
Ridgecrest is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. The population was 2,966 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 56 ft
- Area code
- 727
Ridgecrest’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Ridgecrest.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgecrest | #534 | D | C− | — | B | C− |
| Largo | #366 | C | C | C | B | B− |
Ridgecrest reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Ridgecrest with a neighbor →
Questions about Ridgecrest
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Ridgecrest, FL a good place to live?
Ridgecrest grades D overall, better than 11% of U.S. towns and #534 of 634 in Florida. It grades C− for health and B for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Ridgecrest, FL expensive?
Yes. That is 4.1 years of the area's median household income ($74,392 across the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.