Ridgeway
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Outdoors in Ridgeway
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About Ridgeway
Township in Osage County, Kansas, U.S.Ridgeway Township is a township in Osage County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,376.
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Work & commute in Ridgeway
Full picture →Most working residents leave Ridgeway for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Topeka (33%), Lawrence (5%) and Overland Park (4%). Half commute less than 18 miles.
Health in Ridgeway
Health Grade B−
Healthier than 46% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Kansas
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 26 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Ridgeway
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 50% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Ridgeway
Full climate →Ridgeway has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 12 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Ridgeway
All Ridgeway schools →School Grade B
The public schools Ridgeway’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 59% of Kansas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within KS. Ratings are from neighbors.
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