It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Villa Ridge has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Villa Ridge has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Villa Ridge than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Villa Ridge may be for you.
One downside of living in Villa Ridge, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.05 minutes every day commuting to work.
As is often the case in a small town, Villa Ridge doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Villa Ridge rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.52% of adults 25 and older in Villa Ridge have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Villa Ridge in 2022 was $27,971, which is middle income relative to Missouri, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $111,884 for a family of four. However, Villa Ridge contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Villa Ridge home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Villa Ridge residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Villa Ridge include German, English, Irish, French, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Villa Ridge is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
