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RidgewayMO

A town of 478.

Population
478
residents
Median home value
$83K
Census ACS
Household income
$39K
median
Median age
46.5
years
Jobs based here
86
A commuter town
Small town

478 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Ridgeway

Most working residents leave Ridgeway for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Bethany (17%), Gilman City (6%) and Eagleville (6%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

4%work in town

Where working residents work

In Ridgeway4%
Bethany17%
Gilman City6%
Eagleville6%
St. Joseph6%
21 mi
median commute distance
86
jobs based in Ridgeway
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Ridgeway has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 21 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

21″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter19–37°
Spring41–62°
Summer63–84°
Fall43–64°
Oct 22
typical first frost
Apr 16
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Ridgeway is

Ridgeway beats the Missouri average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 17.

32 measures vs. Missouri
1 better14 too close to call17 worse
What stands outRidgewayMO
More adults treating high blood pressure80.4%77.2%
More adults with COPD13.2%8%
Harrison County Community Hospital
9.1 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 44% of U.S. communities.

44risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
44Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingDroughtTornadoes
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
A commuter town

96% of working residents leave Ridgeway for work

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

17% → Bethany Bethany 17% 6% → Gilman City Gilman City 6% 6% → Eagleville Eagleville 6% 6% → St. Joseph St. Joseph 6% 5% → Lamoni Lamoni 5% 5% → Trenton Trenton 5% Ridgeway · 4% stay
86jobs based in Ridgeway
4%of working residents work in town
21 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Ridgeway

City in Missouri, United States

Ridgeway is a city in Harrison County, Missouri, United States. The population was 372 at the 2020 census.

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

Population
372
Area
1.2 sq mi
Elevation
1,056 ft
ZIP code
64481
Area code
660

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