Old Greenwich vs Ridgefield

A side-by-side comparison of Old Greenwich and Ridgefield: population, income, housing, and more.

Old Greenwich and Ridgefield are places in Connecticut. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ridgefield has the higher population (7,103 vs 6,904 in Old Greenwich). Old Greenwich has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $143,286 in Ridgefield). Old Greenwich has the higher median home value ($1,668,200 vs $843,200 in Ridgefield).

Population, income & housing

	Old Greenwich	Ridgefield
Population	6,904	7,103
Median age	40.5 yrs	45.7 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$143,286
Median home value	$1,668,200	$843,200
Median gross rent	$3,501	$1,834
Housing units	2,482	3,135
Homeownership rate	85.4%	73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	84.3%	73.1%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Old Greenwich	Ridgefield
Population	6,844 → 6,904 (+0.9%)	8,244 → 7,103 (-13.8%)
Median household income	$222,794 → $250,001 (+12.2%)	$133,647 → $143,286 (+7.2%)
Median home value	$1,561,200 → $1,668,200 (+6.9%)	$663,600 → $843,200 (+27.1%)
Median gross rent	$2,127 → $3,501 (+64.6%)	$1,665 → $1,834 (+10.2%)

Old Greenwich

Population

6,8446,904

Median household income

$222,794$250,001

Median home value

$1,561,200$1,668,200

Median gross rent

$2,127$3,501

Ridgefield

Population

8,2447,103

Median household income

$133,647$143,286

Median home value

$663,600$843,200

Median gross rent

$1,665$1,834

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Old Greenwich	Ridgefield
Under 5	8.1%	4.0%
5 to 17	25.3%	17.0%
18 to 24	5.8%	6.9%
25 to 34	2.2%	8.5%
35 to 44	17.6%	12.0%
45 to 54	12.5%	15.8%
55 to 64	14.1%	13.9%
65 to 74	7.5%	9.8%
75 and over	6.9%	12.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Old Greenwich	Ridgefield
White (non-Hispanic)	77.5%	87.5%
Black or African American	0.5%	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	8.4%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.8%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	7.6%	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Old Greenwich	Ridgefield
No high school diploma	1.2%	2.3%
High school graduate	6.6%	8.9%
Some college or associate's	7.9%	15.7%
Bachelor's degree	43.7%	43.4%
Graduate or professional degree	40.6%	29.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Old Greenwich	Ridgefield
Drove alone	38.3%	62.3%
Carpooled	2.0%	3.7%
Public transit	19.8%	5.7%
Walked	1.1%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	38.0%	26.3%
Other means	0.4%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Old Greenwich	Ridgefield
1-unit, detached	81.3%	65.1%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	13.0%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	10.9%
20 or more units	9.6%	8.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Old Greenwich	Ridgefield
Poverty rate	3.3%	2.6%
Average household size	2.98	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	37	35
Median year structure built	1967	1972