Preston vs Ridgely

A side-by-side comparison of Preston and Ridgely: population, income, housing, and more.

Preston and Ridgely are places in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ridgely has the higher population (1,685 vs 794 in Preston). Preston has the higher median household income ($69,375 vs $64,432 in Ridgely). Preston has the higher median home value ($248,100 vs $236,000 in Ridgely).

Population, income & housing

	Preston	Ridgely
Population	794	1,685
Median age	41.9 yrs	36.1 yrs
Median household income	$69,375	$64,432
Median home value	$248,100	$236,000
Median gross rent	$1,406	$1,070
Housing units	308	671
Homeownership rate	71.3%	63.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.2%	14.1%
Unemployment rate	0.7%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Preston	Ridgely
Population	735 → 794 (+8.0%)	1,721 → 1,685 (-2.1%)
Median household income	$65,833 → $69,375 (+5.4%)	$51,705 → $64,432 (+24.6%)
Median home value	$211,000 → $248,100 (+17.6%)	$168,600 → $236,000 (+40.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,018 → $1,406 (+38.1%)	$1,026 → $1,070 (+4.3%)

Preston

Population

735794

Median household income

$65,833$69,375

Median home value

$211,000$248,100

Median gross rent

$1,018$1,406

Ridgely

Population

1,7211,685

Median household income

$51,705$64,432

Median home value

$168,600$236,000

Median gross rent

$1,026$1,070

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Preston	Ridgely
Under 5	8.1%	7.3%
5 to 17	17.0%	22.1%
18 to 24	3.9%	6.1%
25 to 34	6.9%	12.6%
35 to 44	20.0%	17.8%
45 to 54	12.6%	11.9%
55 to 64	14.2%	9.6%
65 to 74	8.3%	7.7%
75 and over	8.9%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Preston	Ridgely
White (non-Hispanic)	84.5%	68.7%
Black or African American	4.4%	6.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	6.2%	2.6%
Two or more races	4.0%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	16.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Preston	Ridgely
No high school diploma	3.5%	16.1%
High school graduate	43.6%	33.1%
Some college or associate's	29.6%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	10.1%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	13.1%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Preston	Ridgely
Drove alone	68.7%	83.7%
Carpooled	10.8%	1.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	4.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.9%	6.1%
Other means	0.5%	3.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Preston	Ridgely
1-unit, detached	88.3%	74.7%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	16.4%
5 to 19 units	9.1%	8.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Preston	Ridgely
Poverty rate	4.2%	8.1%
Average household size	2.71	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	23	34
Median year structure built	1959	1981