A town of 261. Home to 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The thing Ridgeway does most differently from other towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Be the first to start the conversation.
Nothing on the calendar.
Ordered by what stands out in Ridgeway. Another town gets a different order.
Most working residents leave Ridgeway for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Columbia (21%), Winnsboro (5%) and Greenville (4%). Half commute less than 20 miles.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 27% of U.S. communities.
Ridgeway has mild winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 33°, and snow is almost unheard of.
The public schools Ridgeway’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 60% of South Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geiger Elementary | PK–6 | 262 | C+ |
No violent or property crimes were reported in Ridgeway in 2023. In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.
Ridgeway is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
Ridgeway beats the South Carolina average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9.
| What stands out | Ridgeway | SC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12.9% | 15.7% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 74.6% | 69.3% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 5.1% | 3.9% |
0.2 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ridgeway Park | 0.2 mi | 5 |
The typical Ridgeway home is worth about $307,000, up 1.8% in a year, close to the South Carolina typical home.
Where Ridgeway’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
11 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 5 places on the National Register.
5 places in Ridgeway on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in Ridgeway.
Town in South Carolina, United States
Ridgeway is a town in southeast Fairfield County, South Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Ridgeway had a population of 266. It is part of the Columbia, South Carolina metropolitan statistical area.
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