River Ridge, LA Community Information
River Ridge, LA is a community in Jefferson Parish that stretches along the Mississippi River north about four square miles toward Metairie. Nestled between Harahan on the east and Kenner on the west, this bucolic bedroom community of nearby New Orleans is dotted with mature trees, neighborhood parks, seafood restaurants and other amenities that have made it a very popular locale for homebuyers. The architecture in River Ridge is surprisingly diverse. The rich land along the river was originally home to several sugar plantations.
As a community that blossomed during the 1960s and 1970s, homes here are representative of that era, with a combination of ranch styles, cottages and single-family homes on large lots. As the years progressed, River Ridge has also become a place to find large, open-floor-plan, multi-bedroom homes on estate-sized lots. Potential homeowners will also find restored mansions and a general patchwork of styles from grand to modest, traditional to contemporary. Condominium developments can also be found here. A large selection of vacant land, available for welcome development can also still be found throughout the River Ridge area.
What continues to make River Ridge so unique among New Orleans-area and Jefferson Parish neighborhoods is its close-knit community where the crime rate is especially low, and where residents take pride in their historic and peaceful surroundings. River Ridge property owners know the value of their part of the metropolitan area and will promote it and defend it as often as possible.
River Ridge Location & Logistics
River Ridge—about 3.6 square miles—is generally mapped from Metairie (Ivy Street and Milan Street) on the north, the Mississippi River on the south, Kenner on the west, and Harahan (Folse Drive and Generes Drive) on the east and southeast. It is less than 30 minutes from downtown New Orleans and is easily accessible and traversed via River Road, Jefferson Highway and Airline Highway, as well as via Hickory, David Drive, Williams Boulevard, Sauve Road and other cross-town thoroughfares. New Orleans Louis Armstrong International Airport is just a few minutes east in Kenner. Major bus and rail lines also traverse River Ridge.
Cretien Point Place, quiet street and pool.
Cherokee Court, renovated home.
River Ridge Home & Community Info
Homebuyers looking for properties in River Ridge will find a gamut of choices, from the rustic to the pristine, from traditional homes to restored historic mansions and replicas thereof. Cottages representative of an earlier era sit alongside new construction designed to appeal to contemporary families. Condominium development continues to flourish, while estate-sized lots are being carved out for new homes with every conceivable modern amenity.
Restaurants are dotted throughout River Ridge, as are convenient shopping developments boasting boutiques, coffee shops, convenience stores and hardware centers. Those who live here will tell of the easy access to the cultural, entertainment and sporting calendars in New Orleans and Metairie, as well as the hometown sporting teams that play in the local parks in River Ridge.
There is a family atmosphere everywhere here, helping give this city its distinction of being among the most popular, fastest growing and safest areas to find a place to live in southeast Louisiana.
Stewart Place home next to the levee.
River Ridge Demographics
- Population: 13,500
- Households: 6,000
- Schools: Several public and private schools in River Ridge proper, with access to hundreds more throughout Jefferson and Orleans Parishes.
- Healthcare: Ochsner Health System and East Jefferson General Hospital conveniently serve River Ridge residents, with full-service medical institutions, urgent care centers, clinics and medical office complexes throughout the area.
- Churches: Nearly a dozen churches of every denomination
Homebuyer Resources
Hyde Park subdivision, Cul-de-Sac Street and oversize lot.
Hyde Park rear yard. Extra large lots are popular in River Ridge.
Garden Road, a country style street lined with large homes, many on estate-size lots.
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