THE RIDGE WOOD HEIGHTS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southwestern Florida Flatwoods setting.
Ridge Wood Heights CDP has 1.41 square miles of land in Sarasota County. Its Census reference point is in Southwestern Florida Flatwoods, within Southern Coastal Plain.
Low plains mingle with barrier islands, lagoons, marshes and inland lake districts. Coastal and inland settings vary substantially within this warm southeastern landscape.
Regional context: Southern Coastal Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Ridge Wood Heights and Sarasota County
Ridge Wood Heights is associated with Sarasota County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Ridge Wood Heights by land and water
The Census records 0.04 square miles of water within Ridge Wood Heights, or 2.8% of its total area. It is 40.2 percentage points lower than the 43% recorded for Sarasota County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Ridge Wood Heights CDP has 80.9% of the land area of nearby South Gate Ridge CDP (1.75 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.