Ridge, NY vs Riverhead, NY

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricRidge, NYRiverhead, NY
Population12,50314,936
Median Household Income$78,528$83,008
Median Rent$2,044/mo$2,045/mo
Median Home Value$424,800$457,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)113113
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income33.7%53.7%
Poverty Rate4.1%10.7%
Unemployment Rate3.5% (county)3.5% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k48*119
Property Crime Rate /100k567*1,888
Median AQI4141
Good AQI Days /yr265265
Summer Highs79°F82°F
Winter Lows24°F28°F
Snowfall32 in/yr27 in/yr
Avg Commute36.3 min24.4 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—2.0 / 5
Students per Teacher10.812.1
College Degree Rate30.7%19.1%
Foreign-Born %7%23.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-2.7%+6.2%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Ridge (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.