RidgewayKS
A town of 2,237.
93% of working residents leave Ridgeway for work
Where Ridgeway’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Ridgeway’s report card
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Most working residents commute out of Ridgeway
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.
Where working residents work
Four seasons, hot summers
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.
Typical low → high °F
Ridgeway’s public schools outperform 59% of Kansas districts
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 | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carbondale Attendance Center | 4–8 | 370 | B− |
| Santa Fe Trail High | 9–12 | 308 | B |
Healthier than 46% of U.S. towns
Ridgeway beats the Kansas average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.
| What stands out | Ridgeway | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.5% | 11.2% |
| More adults with arthritis | 30.7% | 25.5% |
1% of Ridgeway is conserved land
4.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Osage State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area | 0.1 mi | 272 |
Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 50% of U.S. communities.
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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- Population
- 2,376
Ridgeway’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Ridgeway.