Ridgebury vs South Wilton

A side-by-side comparison of Ridgebury and South Wilton: population, income, housing, and more.

Ridgebury and South Wilton are places in Connecticut. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ridgebury has the higher population (1,949 vs 1,453 in South Wilton). Ridgebury has the higher median household income ($207,721 vs $157,446 in South Wilton). Ridgebury has the higher median home value ($821,100 vs $780,800 in South Wilton).

Population, income & housing

	Ridgebury	South Wilton
Population	1,949	1,453
Median age	44.7 yrs	47.3 yrs
Median household income	$207,721	$157,446
Median home value	$821,100	$780,800
Housing units	735	619
Homeownership rate	88.3%	74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	70.0%	67.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ridgebury	South Wilton
Population	2,219 → 1,949 (-12.2%)	1,372 → 1,453 (+5.9%)
Median household income	$218,750 → $207,721 (-5.0%)	$198,438 → $157,446 (-20.7%)
Median home value	$823,200 → $821,100 (-0.3%)	$651,700 → $780,800 (+19.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$3,167 → $2,219 (-29.9%)

Ridgebury

Population

2,2191,949

Median household income

$218,750$207,721

Median home value

$823,200$821,100

South Wilton

Population

1,3721,453

Median household income

$198,438$157,446

Median home value

$651,700$780,800

Median gross rent

$3,167$2,219

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ridgebury	South Wilton
Under 5	2.4%	3.6%
5 to 17	22.4%	18.7%
18 to 24	1.2%	7.4%
25 to 34	9.5%	3.7%
35 to 44	15.4%	15.7%
45 to 54	11.3%	12.4%
55 to 64	14.8%	23.6%
65 to 74	20.0%	9.8%
75 and over	2.9%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ridgebury	South Wilton
White (non-Hispanic)	77.2%	66.0%
Black or African American	6.4%	6.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	8.1%	14.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.4%	5.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ridgebury	South Wilton
No high school diploma	5.1%	1.4%
High school graduate	10.7%	20.0%
Some college or associate's	14.1%	11.1%
Bachelor's degree	45.2%	29.5%
Graduate or professional degree	24.8%	38.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ridgebury	South Wilton
Drove alone	65.3%	52.3%
Carpooled	2.5%	10.8%
Public transit	9.2%	4.4%
Walked	1.2%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.9%	30.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ridgebury	South Wilton
1-unit, detached	97.4%	52.2%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	17.6%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	8.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	17.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ridgebury	South Wilton
Poverty rate	5.4%	4.0%
Average household size	2.97	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	39	29
Median year structure built	1976	1983