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Ridgebury, Connecticut.

A community in Fairfield County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Fairfield County’s.

Living in Ridgebury, Connecticut

Ridgebury, in , had 2,223 people in the 2020 census. 91% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 9% are rented.

People 2,223 in the 2020 census; median age 44.2
Household income Too few homes in Ridgebury for the Census survey to measure.
Homes 91% lived in by their owners; 9% rented
  • 682households
  • 4%below the poverty line
  • 38 mintypical commute
  • 19%work from home

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 36° and 18°; warmest in July, 82° and 62° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 36° 18° F M A M J J 82° 62° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 36° and 18°; warmest in July, 82° and 62° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 36° 18° F M A M J J 82° 62° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 36° and lows near 18°; warmest in July, with highs near 82° and lows near 62°. About 48 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Danbury Municipal Airport weather station, 3 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Ridgebury

  1. Boehringer Ingelheim PharmaceuticsPhysical science research and development laboratories or services4,772
  2. Sodexo at Boehringer Ridgefield AOB DiniFood service contractors32
  3. Ridgefield Golf CourseGolf courses30

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 3 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 4,834 people in all. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. Inland floodingRelatively high
  2. Strong windRelatively high
  3. HurricanesRelatively high
  4. Ice stormsRelatively high
  5. Winter weatherRelatively high
  6. Coastal floodingRelatively high

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms across its county, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively high. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on .