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A town of 25,109 people in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut
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Town in Connecticut, United States
1709Established
25,033Population
35 sq miArea
659 ftElevation

Ridgefield is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut. Situated in the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains and on the New York state border, Ridgefield had a population of 25,033 as of the 2020 census. The town is part of the Western Connecticut Planning Region. The town center, which was formerly a borough, is defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census-designated place. The town was settled then quickly incorporated by 1709.

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ZIP code06877, 06879
Area code203, 475
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Housing in Ridgefield

$1.01M▲ 7.7% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Ridgefield home is worth about $1,014,000, up 7.7% in a year, 125% above the Connecticut typical home.

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Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market28
Sale-to-list102.7%
Sold in May6
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Not graded

A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Ridgefield's police department reported only 2023 and 2024, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Violent crime per 1,000
Ridgefield 0.2
Connecticut 1.4
U.S. 3.6
Property crime per 1,000
Ridgefield 2.8
Connecticut 14
U.S. 17.7
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School Grade A

The public schools Ridgefield’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 93% of Connecticut’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#4Best public schoolsof 149 in CT
DistrictRidgefield School DistrictSchools11

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