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City · 6,970 residents · Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

Ridgefield , Connecticut

In Ridgefield, a typical home is worth $843,600 and typical rent is $1,904 a month. Compared with all of Western Connecticut Planning Region, the typical home value is 29% higher, typical household income is 16% higher, and the share of households that own their home is 5 points higher.

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  • Typical home value

    $843,600

    29% above the planning region

    130% above Connecticut

    • Ridgefield
    • Western Connecticut
    • Connecticut

  • Typical rent

    $1,904a month

    10% below the planning region

    28% above Connecticut

    • Ridgefield
    • Western Connecticut
    • Connecticut

  • Typical household income

    $148,279a year

    16% above the planning region

    55% above Connecticut

    • Ridgefield
    • Western Connecticut
    • Connecticut

  • Households that own their home

    72%

    5 points above the planning region

    5 points above Connecticut

    • Ridgefield
    • Western Connecticut
    • Connecticut

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Average 2020–2024

Ridgefield is in Western Connecticut Planning Region. The FHA loan limit ($977,500 for a one-unit home), the fair market rents and the help on this page are those of all of Western Connecticut Planning Region. See the county

Data updated: October 1, 2026 9 official sources

Only here

What sets Ridgefield apart

What this place has that others do not, from public data, most unusual first.

  1. Ridgefield has the 2nd smallest share of rent-burdened renters of the 60 cities in Connecticut with more than 5,000 people (36%).

  2. Nearby, in Bethel, the typical home value is $378,300: 55% less than in Ridgefield ($843,600).

  3. The typical home in Ridgefield is worth $843,600, 29% more than in Western Connecticut Planning Region as a whole ($652,900).

  4. The typical household income in Ridgefield is $148,279, 16% more than in Western Connecticut Planning Region as a whole ($128,188).

  5. 72% of households in Ridgefield own their home, against 66% in Western Connecticut Planning Region.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (Average 2020–2024).

The homes here

Housing in Ridgefield

What homes there are in Ridgefield, what they cost, how that changed and how people live, from Census figures (2020–2024).

What homes there are

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2020–2024

Kind of home

The detached house is the most common home in Ridgefield: 58% of homes, near the figure in Western Connecticut Planning Region (57%).

Year built

In Ridgefield, 61% of homes have 3 bedrooms or more, about the same as in Western Connecticut Planning Region.

All homes, occupied or empty. A figure the Census cannot measure precisely enough here is not shown.

Census tables: B25024, B25034, B25035, B25041

What it costs here

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2020–2024

Value of owner-occupied homes
Monthly rent with utilities

Owners with a mortgage

60%

Western Connecticut Planning Region: 67%

Value: what owners think their home is worth. Rent: rent plus utilities, for homes of every size. The FHA limit is the most an FHA loan (Federal Housing Administration) lends for a one-unit home; the fair market rent (FMR) is the one HUD uses for housing vouchers.

Census tables: B25075, B25063, B25088, B25081

How it changed

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2015–2019 and 2020–2024

Change since 2015–2019

From 2015–2019 to 2020–2024, the typical home value in Ridgefield rose 27%.

Rent in Ridgefield moved so little since 2015–2019 that the Census cannot say whether it rose or fell.

Change between two 5-year periods that do not overlap, in each period's dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

Census tables: B25077, B25064, B19013

How people live

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2020–2024

MeasureRidgefieldWestern Connecticut Planning RegionConnecticutUnited States
Rental vacancy Unreliable estimate3.8%4.3%5.5%
Homeowner vacancy Unreliable estimate1.1%0.8%0.9%
More than one person per room Unreliable estimate2.7%2.1%3.4%
People per household 2.422.632.462.53
Drive alone 66%59%69%69%
Carpool Unreliable estimate8%8%9%
Public transit 5%7%3%3%
Walk or bike Unreliable estimate3%3%3%
Work from home 24%22%16%15%
Other means Unreliable estimate1%1%2%
Typical commute Unreliable estimate20 to 29 minutes20 to 29 minutes20 to 29 minutes

Fewer people live in each home here: 2.42 on average, against 2.63 in Western Connecticut Planning Region.

To get to work, 66% of workers in Ridgefield drive alone; in Western Connecticut Planning Region, 59%.

Vacancy: empty homes offered for rent or for sale. Rooms: every room in the home, not only bedrooms. Commute: the minute range of the typical worker.

Census tables: B25004, B25003, B25014, B25010, B08301, B08303

Do the math

What would you pay each month for a home in Ridgefield?

A typical home costs more than the typical income allows

We start with a typical home in Ridgefield, worth $843,600, an FHA loan with 3.5% down and the latest average rate (7.18%). That payment would take 58% of the typical household income in Ridgefield, which is $148,279 a year. For that payment to be 28% of income, a household would need to earn about $307,394 a year.

The calculator's FHA and conventional loan limits are those of all of Western Connecticut Planning Region.

Your numbers

Local data
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Starts at the typical home value in Ridgefield. Change it to the price you have in mind.

Loan type
Your credit score

Your score changes which loans apply and FHA's minimum down payment. Your real rate also depends on your credit.

Down payment
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That is $29,526 (3.5% of the price). The usual minimum for this loan is 3.5%.

This week's average ± a quarter or half point.

Term

National average as of November 5, 2026 (Freddie Mac); your rate may be different.

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Estimated monthly payment

Local data

$7,173

at 7.18% · 30 years

Loan amount
$828,320
Total interest
$1,191,759
Paid off in
November 2056

Includes $14,246 FHA upfront mortgage insurance premium.

Does it fit the income?

  • Comfortable

    up to $3,460 a month

  • Tight

    $3,460 to $4,448 a month

  • Hard

    more than $4,448 a month

    Your payment · 58%

Compared with the typical household income in Ridgefield ($148,279 a year). Reference: HUD calls paying more than 30% of income for housing a cost burden.

Show the result as
per month$7,173
Principal & interest$5,611
Property tax$837
Home insurance$352
FHA mortgage insurance (MIP)$373

You need at least $29,526 for the down payment, plus closing costs.

Next step

This is an estimate to give you an idea, not a loan offer. Your real payment depends on your rate, your credit, and the insurance and taxes on the home you buy.

The city and its county

Ridgefield and Western Connecticut Planning Region

Ridgefield is in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. The U.S. Census Bureau publishes its own numbers for the city: home values, rent, household income, how many households own their home and the property tax. They are American Community Survey estimates (average 2020–2024).

Ridgefield's own numbers

Typical home value
$843,600
Typical monthly rent
$1,904
Typical yearly household income
$148,279
Households that own their home
72%
Effective property tax rate
1.19%

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (average 2020–2024).

Numbers for all of Western Connecticut Planning Region

FHA limit, one-unit home
$977,500
Conventional limit, one unit
$977,500
HUD fair market rent, 2 bedrooms
$2,399
Price change over 5 years (FHFA)
+56%
Homes in a high flood-risk zone
3.9%

HUD, FHFA and FEMA don't publish these numbers by city.

Other numbers are not published by city, only for the whole county: FHA and conventional loan limits, HUD’s fair market rents, FHFA’s price index and FEMA’s flood data. On this page, those numbers always say they are for all of Western Connecticut Planning Region.

Everything about Western Connecticut Planning Region

Buying

Buying a home in Ridgefield

A typical home in Ridgefield is worth $843,600: 29% above the planning region and 130% above Connecticut. With the typical household income in Ridgefield ($148,279 a year), a typical home costs 5.7 times what the household earns in a year.

Years of income to pay for a typical home

The typical home value divided by the typical household income for one year. The lower it is, the less buying weighs.

  • Ridgefield 5.7 years
  • Western Connecticut 5.1 years
  • Connecticut 3.8 years
  • United States 4.1 years
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Average 2020–2024

How prices have changed in Western Connecticut Planning Region

According to FHFA’s house price index, home prices in Western Connecticut Planning Region rose 65% in the 10 years through 2025.

FHFA does not publish this index by city: these are the numbers for all of Western Connecticut Planning Region.

Period Region Connecticut U.S.
Last year (2025) +5.8% +6.1% +2.9%
5 years (2020–2025) +56% +62% +47%
10 years (2015–2025) +65% +75% +85%

The index follows the price of the same homes over time (sales and appraisals with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans). It is not the average price of a home. FHFA considers its annual county indexes experimental. Source: FHFA, 2025 data

Ridgefield next to Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut and the U.S.

Three numbers side by side. “Typical” means the median: half are above it and half below.

Typical home value
  • Ridgefield $843,600
  • Western Connecticut $652,900
  • Connecticut $366,900
  • United States $332,700
Typical monthly rent
  • Ridgefield $1,904
  • Western Connecticut $2,110
  • Connecticut $1,488
  • United States $1,413
Typical yearly household income
  • Ridgefield $148,279
  • Western Connecticut $128,188
  • Connecticut $95,781
  • United States $80,734
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Ridgefield next to Western Connecticut Planning Region and Connecticut
Measure Ridgefield Western Connecticut Planning Region Connecticut U.S.
Typical home value $843,600 $652,900 $366,900 $332,700
Typical monthly rent $1,904 $2,110 $1,488 $1,413
Typical yearly household income $148,279 $128,188 $95,781 $80,734
Households that own their home 72% 66% 66% 65%
Typical yearly property tax $10,001 $9,295 $6,643 $3,119
Effective property tax rate 1.19% 1.42% 1.81% 0.94%
Renters with high rent for their income 36% 53% 53% 51%

“Typical” means the median: half are above and half are below. ▲ and ▼ say whether the city is above or below Western Connecticut Planning Region. “High rent” is the Census measure: renter households that pay 30% or more of their income in rent.

Four ways to pay for a typical home in Ridgefield

For a typical $843,600 home in Ridgefield, at Freddie Mac's average rate (7.18% as of November 5, 2026) over 30 years. The monthly payment adds principal and interest, Ridgefield's typical property tax, an example home insurance and mortgage insurance when it applies.

  • FHA, 3.5% down $7,173a month

    Least cash to close
    Down payment
    $29,526
    Cash to close
    $54,834
    Rate
    7.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    FHA MIP · $373

  • Conventional, 5% down $7,018a month

    Down payment
    $42,180
    Cash to close
    $67,488
    Rate
    7.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    PMI · $401

  • Conventional, 20% down, no PMI $5,760a month

    Down payment
    $168,720
    Cash to close
    $194,028
    Rate
    7.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    None

  • ITIN, 15% down (example) $6,540a month

    Down payment
    $126,540
    Cash to close
    $151,848
    Rate
    8.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    None

The option that asks for the least cash to close is FHA, 3.5% down.

  • Cash to close = down payment plus 3% of the price in closing costs (example).
  • Minimum score: FHA requires 580 or higher for the minimum down payment (HUD Handbook 4000.1). * Fannie Mae requires 620 when a loan is underwritten by hand; its automated system has no fixed minimum.
  • The ITIN row is an example with a rate 1 percentage point higher: ITIN loans follow no federal rule and each lender sets its own down payment and rate. Nothing in this table promises an approval.

How much house can I afford? Estimate closing costs

Taxes and floods

Two costs that change from place to place

Property tax and flood insurance raise or lower what you pay each month. Here are the numbers for Ridgefield and for Western Connecticut Planning Region.

Property tax

Effective rate in Ridgefield

1.19%of the home’s value each year

$10,001 a year for the typical owner in Ridgefield.

  • Ridgefield 1.19%
  • Western Connecticut 1.42%
  • Connecticut 1.81%

What Connecticut publishes Deadline to appeal the assessment: February 20 (Connecticut General Assembly (General Statutes of Connecticut, Chapter 203))

Exemptions and deadlines in Connecticut

Flood risk in Western Connecticut Planning Region

FEMA does not publish these numbers by city: they are for all of Western Connecticut Planning Region.

Homes in the high-risk zone
3.9%
6,453
Of those, with NFIP insurance
57%
Region Connecticut U.S.
Homes in the high-risk zone 3.9% 3.1% 3.5%
Of those, with NFIP insurance 57% 51% 48%

Most homeowners insurance policies do not cover flood damage.

Look up your address on FEMA’s map

Renting

Renting in Ridgefield

Typical rent in Ridgefield is $1,904 a month: 10% below the planning region. In Ridgefield, 36% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income in rent.

HUD publishes a fair market rent for all of Western Connecticut Planning Region, by unit size. To pay the 2-bedroom one ($2,399 a month) without spending more than 30% of your income, you would need to earn $46.13 an hour working full time.

HUD fair market rent for all of Western Connecticut Planning Region

What you need to earn to pay it without spending more than 30% of income, working full time.

Size Fair rent a month Hourly wage Yearly income
Studio $1,671 $32.13 $66,840
1 bedroom $2,071 $39.83 $82,840
2 bedrooms $2,399 $46.13 $95,960
3 bedrooms $2,878 $55.35 $115,120
4 bedrooms $3,573 $68.71 $142,920

Includes basic utilities. It isn't the lowest or highest rent: it's a reference point. Source: HUD, Fiscal year 2027

Low-income apartments

Low-income apartments in Ridgefield

HUD lists 3 buildings with rents for lower incomes in Ridgefield. These are the largest.

  • Rha Modernization 51 Prospect Rdg, Ridgefield 132 homes, 131 low-income · 1 bd: 119 · 2 bd: 11 · 3 bd: 2 · In service since 2009 · For older adults, families
  • Halpin Court 17 Halpin Ln, Ridgefield 25 low-income homes · In service since 1991
  • Ridgefield Sunrise Cottage, Inc. 5 Sunset Ln, Ridgefield 06877 6 homes, 5 low-income · For people with disabilities (203) 438-3681

See all 142 buildings in Western Connecticut Planning Region Source: HUD, Retrieved November 6, 2026

Free help

Help to buy or rent in Ridgefield

You do not have to do this alone. A HUD-approved housing counseling agency helps for free or at low cost: getting ready to buy, understanding your credit, or solving a problem with your rent.

There is 1 HUD-approved agency with an office in Western Connecticut Planning Region; 1 says it serves in Spanish.

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HUD counseling is free or low-cost

Assistance programs in Ridgefield

No down payment, repair or rent-help program on our list is for Ridgefield or Western Connecticut Planning Region. The ones below are statewide in Connecticut: they work in Ridgefield the same as in the rest of the state.

Which programs do I qualify for? All programs in Connecticut

Housing counselors near Ridgefield

The HUD-approved agencies closest to the center of Ridgefield, in a straight line, nearest first. If one says it serves in Spanish, its card says so.

  • Housing Development Fund, Inc

    100 Prospect St, Stamford · 15 miles away · Spanish

    Also serves in Portuguese.

    • Pre-purchase counseling
    • Homebuyer education workshops
    203-969-1830-1010

  • Building Neighborhoods Together, Inc.

    570 State St, Bridgeport · 17 miles away · Spanish

    • Mortgage delinquency and default
    • Mortgage delinquency workshops
    • and 11 more
    (203) 290-4255

  • Urban League of Southern Connecticut

    10 Wintergreen Ave, New Haven · 28 miles away · Spanish

    • Mortgage delinquency and default
    • Mortgage delinquency workshops
    • and 8 more
    (203) 327-5810

Every agency in Western Connecticut Planning Region All counseling agencies in Connecticut

Help in Spanish near Ridgefield

3 of the 3 agencies on this list say they serve in Spanish.

Ask for service in Spanish

When you call, say “Spanish, please” or ask if someone speaks Spanish. If not, ask whether they offer an interpreter.

Housing authorities of Ridgefield

In HUD’s record, no housing authority with an office in Western Connecticut Planning Region is named for Ridgefield or Western Connecticut Planning Region.

4 other authorities have an office in Western Connecticut Planning Region: see the list Source: HUD

Cities

Other cities in Western Connecticut Planning Region

These cities are also in Western Connecticut Planning Region. They share its loan limits and fair market rents, but home values and rent change from one to the next.

Everything about Western Connecticut Planning Region Housing in Connecticut
See 1 more city in Western Connecticut Planning Region, with its price and rent

Every city has its own page with prices, rents and help.

Nearby cities

The cities closest to Ridgefield, with the typical home value.

Neighboring counties

If Western Connecticut Planning Region is out of reach, look next door. Each number is that county's own.

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Guides for your next step

Short explanations, in plain language and with official sources, for buying or renting in Ridgefield.

All guides
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Questions

Housing questions about Ridgefield

Short answers with the numbers for Ridgefield and all of Western Connecticut Planning Region. If your case is different, a HUD-approved counseling agency can guide you for free or at low cost.

How much does a typical home cost in Ridgefield?

The typical home value in Ridgefield is $843,600, according to the U.S. Census Bureau (average 2020–2024). For comparison, in Western Connecticut Planning Region it is $652,900.

How much does it cost to rent in Ridgefield?

Typical rent in Ridgefield is $1,904 a month, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. HUD’s fair market rent for 2 bedrooms in Western Connecticut Planning Region is $2,399.

What is the FHA loan limit in Ridgefield?

Ridgefield uses the FHA limit for all of Western Connecticut Planning Region (2026): $977,500 for a one-unit home and $1,879,850 for a four-unit home.

How much property tax do owners pay in Ridgefield?

The typical homeowner in Ridgefield pays $10,001 a year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is 1.19% of the home’s value; in Western Connecticut Planning Region, the rate is 1.42%.

Where can I find free help to buy or rent in Ridgefield?

There is 1 HUD-approved counseling agency with an office in Western Connecticut Planning Region. 1 says it serves in Spanish. They can help you get ready to buy, with your credit, or with rent.

Sources: American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates (Average 2020–2024); FHA mortgage limits (HUD) (2026 data); Conforming loan limits (FHFA) (2026 data); Fair Market Rents (HUD) (Fiscal year 2027); HUD-approved housing counseling agencies (Retrieved November 6, 2026); Public Housing Agencies (HUD) (Retrieved November 6, 2026); Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) (As of November 5, 2026); FHFA House Price Index (HPI) (2025 data); Homes with flood insurance (NFIP, FEMA) (As of August 3, 2026).