Ridgeway Township’s best subject grade is an A− for history; its weakest is a C− for walkability. Ridgeway Township’s average trip to work is 32 minutes, against 25 minutes in Michigan’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 115 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. Ridgeway Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

StrongestA⁻HistoryWeakestC⁻Walkability

Small town

1,484 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns

Britton · 1 mi Macon Township · 5 mi Tecumseh Township · 6 mi Raisin Township · 6 mi Deerfield Township · 6 mi Tecumseh · 6 mi

Raisin TownshipMacon TownshipDeerfield TownshipBlissfield TownshipDundee TownshipRidgeway Township

How Ridgeway Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Ridgeway Township is from typical.

How grading works

WalkabilityEPA walkability 3.3 of 20; 2.3% of households have no car; 1.8% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC⁻Open →Cost of livingTypical home $177K, 2.5 years of the Adrian area’s $71K median household incomeB⁺Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 41% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listBOpen →Jobs & income$80K median household incomeB⁻Open →SchoolsB⁻Open →HealthPromedica Charles and Virginia Hickman Hospital 8.7 miles awayB⁻Open →

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.

Outdoors1 mile of trailDOpen →History1 notable person born hereA⁻Open →Civic life1.1 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsB⁻Open →

Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

Climate–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 38.4; 16% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Ridgeway Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Ridgeway Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →

PowerConsumers Energy20.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

WaterBritton water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA

Internet9 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Ridgeway Township’s trash rules yet

SchoolsBritton Deerfield School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES

Register to voteOnlineIn Michigan you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before).vote.gov

Who runs elections hereRidgeway Township ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025

ZIP codes49229, 49286, 4923849229 94% · 49286 5% · 49238 1%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Ridgeway Township.

Work & commuteJobs & income grade B⁻

Most of Ridgeway Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them

Most working residents leave Ridgeway Township for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in Ridgeway Township fell to 97 in 2021, 50 fewer than in 2011. The top destinations are Tecumseh (10%), Adrian (7%) and Pittsfield Township (6%).

2%work in town

	Ridgeway Township	Michigan towns	U.S. towns
Working residents who work in town	1.8%	5.9%	8%
Work from home	13%	10%	11%

Where working residents work

In Ridgeway Township2%

Tecumseh10%

Adrian7%

Pittsfield Township6%

Ann Arbor4%

20 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Ridgeway Township

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

C−

Walkability grade: more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns

Full pageRidgeway Township’s work & commute pageOpen the page

The jobs here97 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work2% work in Ridgeway Township Commute times32 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 20 miles

Census LEHD 2021 · ACS

SchoolsB⁻

Ridgeway Township’s public schools trail 54% of Michigan districts

Its public schools are run by the Britton Deerfield Schools. Its one school is below.

46%of MI districts it outscoresB⁻School Grade

School	Level	Students	Letter
Britton Deerfield SchoolsBritton BuildingLargest public high schoolGrades K–12	Grades K–12	208	B⁻

Full pageRidgeway Township’s schools pageOpen the page

The districtsBritton Deerfield Schools Vs. the neighborsBehind its 4 graded neighbors Every school1 school · Britton Deerfield SchoolsBritton Building Questions“Are Ridgeway Township’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation

Climate

In Ridgeway Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers

Ridgeway Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 18° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.

26″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–35°

Spring37–59°

Summer59–82°

Fall41–62°

Oct 15

typical first frost

May 1

typical last frost

+1.5°

vs. the 20th-century average

Full pageRidgeway Township’s climate pageOpen the page

A year of weatherJuly highs 84°, January lows 18°Rain & snow26″ of snow a winter · 34 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.5° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B

Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Ridgeway Township

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 59% of U.S. communities.

41risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves

Full pageRidgeway Township’s hazards pageOpen the page

What it facesModerate risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters4 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready1 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

HealthB⁻

Ridgeway Township is less healthy than 52% of U.S. towns

Ridgeway Township beats the Michigan average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 28% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Ridgeway Township, above both Michigan’s towns (27%) and U.S. towns (23%). 40% of Ridgeway Township adults have obesity.

48%healthier than U.S. townsB⁻Health Grade

	Ridgeway Township	Michigan towns	U.S. towns
Depression (CDC PLACES)	28%	27%	23%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)	40%	37%	35%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)	17%	17%	16%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)	18%	18%	17%

32 measures vs. Michigan

5 better27 too close to call0 worse

What stands out	Ridgeway Township	MI
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth	7.8%	10.2%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity	12.1%	15.4%

Promedica Charles and Virginia Hickman Hospital

8.7 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

Full pageRidgeway Township’s health reportOpen the page

Everyday habitsMore binge drinkers Hospitals & doctors nearby8.7 miles to an ER · Promedica Charles and Virginia Hickman Hospital How adults are doingFewer adults in fair or poor health Every CDC estimateBetter than MI on 5 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

OutdoorsD

Ridgeway Township has set aside 0% of its land for conservation

0.5 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.

0%conserved

conserved · 0 of 18,266 acres

0.5 mi

of trails · 0 per sq mi

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. McKinney Park	—	6
2. Britton Village Park	—	5

Full pageRidgeway Township’s outdoors pageOpen the page

Trail map0.5 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walk6 acres · McKinney Park Conserved land0% conserved · 0 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in Ridgeway Township?”

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Ridgeway Township

19pages on Ridgeway Township

The big questions

SchoolsB⁻Behind 54% of MI districts · 1 school HealthB⁻Better than MI on 5 of 32 CDC measures Cost of livingB⁺Work & commuteB⁻$80K median household income · 97 jobs here Natural hazardsBFEMA risk higher than 41% of U.S. communities · inland flooding

Out and about

OutdoorsD1 mi of trails · 0% conserved land PlacesAttractions67 nearby · Hidden Lake Gardens 15 mi LibraryB⁻Britton Branch Library CollegesSiena Heights University is 10.5 mi away

The story

HistoryA⁻Settled 1834 Famous people1 born in Ridgeway Township Town Hall & politicsClimate84° summer highs · 26″ of snow

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors

After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Ridgeway Township

Siena Heights UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Adrian10.5 mi$30,778 tuition Adrian CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Adrian12.7 mi$41,684 tuition

About 2 of every 100 Ridgeway Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Ridgeway Township for work

Where Ridgeway Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

97jobs based in Ridgeway Township

2%of working residents work in town

20 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2021

About Ridgeway Township

Civil township in Michigan, United States

Ridgeway Township is a civil township of Lenawee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,535 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated community of Ridgeway can be found within Ridgeway Township.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area: 29 sq mi
Elevation: 686 ft

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