Ridgefield vs River Edge

A side-by-side comparison of Ridgefield and River Edge: population, income, housing, and more.

Ridgefield and River Edge are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

River Edge has the higher population (12,024 vs 11,439 in Ridgefield). River Edge has the higher median household income ($155,827 vs $115,676 in Ridgefield). River Edge has the higher median home value ($637,500 vs $609,700 in Ridgefield).

Population, income & housing

	Ridgefield	River Edge
Population	11,439	12,024
Median age	40.3 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$115,676	$155,827
Median home value	$609,700	$637,500
Median gross rent	$1,935	$1,811
Housing units	4,192	4,479
Homeownership rate	46.8%	75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.2%	70.8%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ridgefield	River Edge
Population	11,227 → 11,439 (+1.9%)	11,500 → 12,024 (+4.6%)
Median household income	$71,699 → $115,676 (+61.3%)	$124,598 → $155,827 (+25.1%)
Median home value	$442,500 → $609,700 (+37.8%)	$520,800 → $637,500 (+22.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,584 → $1,935 (+22.2%)	$1,676 → $1,811 (+8.1%)

Ridgefield

Population

11,22711,439

Median household income

$71,699$115,676

Median home value

$442,500$609,700

Median gross rent

$1,584$1,935

River Edge

Population

11,50012,024

Median household income

$124,598$155,827

Median home value

$520,800$637,500

Median gross rent

$1,676$1,811

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ridgefield	River Edge
Under 5	3.7%	4.4%
5 to 17	14.0%	17.0%
18 to 24	8.9%	9.2%
25 to 34	13.7%	8.9%
35 to 44	15.4%	14.3%
45 to 54	12.4%	14.5%
55 to 64	16.2%	16.5%
65 to 74	10.6%	9.7%
75 and over	5.1%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ridgefield	River Edge
White (non-Hispanic)	32.5%	54.7%
Black or African American	1.3%	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	26.3%	28.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	35.2%	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ridgefield	River Edge
No high school diploma	6.5%	4.2%
High school graduate	22.8%	8.2%
Some college or associate's	23.4%	16.9%
Bachelor's degree	32.0%	45.2%
Graduate or professional degree	15.2%	25.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ridgefield	River Edge
Drove alone	63.9%	59.4%
Carpooled	13.0%	7.8%
Public transit	11.2%	10.5%
Walked	0.4%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	20.1%
Other means	2.4%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ridgefield	River Edge
1-unit, detached	39.8%	72.8%
1-unit, attached	10.9%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	37.5%	15.4%
5 to 19 units	4.9%	2.9%
20 or more units	6.8%	5.6%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Ridgefield	River Edge
Poverty rate	5.1%	3.2%
Average household size	2.80	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	30	35
Median year structure built	1957	1954