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RidgewayWI

A town of 594.

Population
594
−4.4% since 2010
Median home value
$203K
Census ACS
Household income
$88K
median
Median age
43.1
years
Jobs based here
78
A commuter town
Small town

594 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 1% work in town. The top destinations are Madison (27%), Dodgeville (9%) and Barneveld (5%). Half commute less than 27 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Ridgeway1%
Madison27%
Dodgeville9%
Barneveld5%
Mount Horeb4%
27 mi
median commute distance
78
jobs based in Ridgeway
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 25% of U.S. communities.

25risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
25Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
5
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Ridgeway has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 10°, and about 41 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

41″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter13–30°
Spring35–57°
Summer58–80°
Fall39–59°
Oct 7
typical first frost
May 3
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Ridgeway is

Ridgeway beats the Wisconsin average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.

32 measures vs. Wisconsin
8 better24 too close to call0 worse
What stands outRidgewayWI
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth7.1%9.9%
Fewer adults with heart disease5.2%6.6%
Upland Hills Health
7.7 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Housing

Homes in Ridgeway sell for about $380K

The median sale price was $380,000 in May 2026.

$380Kmedian sale price
3
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Outdoors

0% of Ridgeway is conserved land

0.7 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
Map of Ridgeway: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
0%
conserved · 0 of 820 acres
0.7 mi
of trails · 0.5 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Ridgeway Ball Park0.1 mi21
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Ridgeway for work

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

27% → Madison Madison 27% 9% → Dodgeville Dodgeville 9% 5% → Barneveld Barneveld 5% 4% → Mount Horeb Mount Horeb 4% 4% → Middleton Middleton 4% 3% → Blanchardville Blanchardville 3% Ridgeway · 1% stay
78jobs based in Ridgeway
1%of working residents work in town
27 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Ridgeway

Village in Wisconsin, United States

Ridgeway is a village in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 624 at the 2020 census. The village is adjacent to the Town of Ridgeway. It is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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

Population
624
Area
1.3 sq mi
Elevation
1,076 ft
ZIP code
53582

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