River Ridge ranks #18 in Florida for conserved land
River Ridge is ranked on 29 lists against the 635 Florida towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 3.
The lists River Ridge does best on
Each list ranks every FL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with River Ridge marked.
River Ridge lands in the top half on 8 of 19 lists
Each dot is River Ridge’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in FL, the right end is last. Areas where River Ridge does best come first.
Cooler summers than 79% of Florida
Not better or worse, just River Ridge’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
River Ridge out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Where River Ridge lands in every FL ranking
38 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Tierra Verde · 58.9%
#18
Most trails#1 Lely · 6.3 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 West Miami · 544 / sq mi
#429 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Silver Springs · 0.4 yrs
#284
Cheapest rent#1 Chattahoochee · $613/mo
#555
Lowest property tax#1 Silver Springs · $199/yr
#194
Rent easiest to afford#1 Milton · 23.2%
Health
Healthiest#1 Bay Hill · 98 / 100
#335
H
Lowest obesity#1 Highland Beach · 20%
#244
Fewest smokers#1 Pelican Bay · 5%
#360
N
Most active#1 Nocatee · 15%
#318
Fewest uninsured#1 Longboat Key · 4%
#252
Lowest depression#1 Olympia Heights · 12%
#481
Closest to a top hospital#1 Fernandina Beach · 0.2 mi
#372 
People
Most educated#1 Indian River Shores · 79.3%
#357
F
Youngest#1 Florida Gulf Coast University · 19.5
#419
Oldest#1 Timber Pines · 74.8
#219
Most residents 65+#1 The Villages · 85.2%
#245
Most kids#1 Wauchula · 39.3%
#478 Getting around
P Shortest commute#1 Pensacola Station · 9.7 min #516Climate
Mildest winters#1 Key West · 64.8°
#379
Hottest summers#1 Ave Maria · 92.7°
#435
Coolest summers#1 Key Largo · 89.0°
#131
Longest growing season#1 Arcadia · 324 days
Wettest#1 Destin · 64 in
#236 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Lower Grand Lagoon · 57.1%
#313
Most new homes#1 Westlake · 146.3 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 West Little River · +102.6%
#147
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Miami Shores · 63.2 per home
Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 North Miami Beach · 20.3 per resident
Most library borrowing#1 Winter Park · 17.4 per resident
Safety
Safest#1 Gulf Breeze · 4.8
The number on the right is River Ridge’s spot. All of Florida’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every FL list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.