The Ridgewood Country Club Membership Cost, Dues & Club Details

The Ridgewood Country Club is a private country club in Paramus, New Jersey, in Bergen County.

It has 3 documented golf courses, with amenities including clubhouse, dining, fitness and other documented facilities.

The initiation fee runs around $100,000, with recurring dues documented below.

Culture research describes it as golf-first, traditional, formal and competitive.

The reported documented minimum first-year membership cost for Full Golf membership is $124,996. That is above the New Jersey median of $49,999.96. Nationwide, it is above the median of $32,285.

Location & Directions

96 W Midland Avenue, Paramus, NJ, 7652

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Membership & Golf Access Cost

It is above the New Jersey median of $49,999.96 and higher than about 93% of 27 comparable Clubs there.

Available information estimates the initiation fee for Full Golf membership at approximately $100,000.

Available information estimates the monthly membership dues for Full Golf membership at approximately $2,083.

Initiation fee

$100,000

One Time · Full Golf · Effective 2026 · Estimate

Membership dues

$2,083

Monthly · Full Golf · Effective 2026 · Estimate

These published costs may only apply to a specific membership category, access type or year. Fees, dues, passes, green fees, assessments and availability can change, so confirm current terms with the Club before you commit.

Membership

Here's what's documented about how to join The Ridgewood Country Club, including the membership types on offer and what applying involves.

Application process: Obtain sponsorship and introductions from current Club Members; the Club does not provide membership information to non-members.

Amenities & Facilities

Reported amenities at The Ridgewood Country Club include clubhouse, dining, fitness and other documented facilities.

Available amenities: Clubhouse
Dining
Fitness
Locker Rooms
Pool
Spa
Tennis

Golf

Golf at The Ridgewood Country Club includes 3 documented courses.

Only about 3.9% of 127 other New Jersey Clubs with a known course count have at least this many courses.

Courses: 3
Course details: Center West At Ridgewood Country Club Thepar 72
East Center At Ridgewood Country Club Thepar 71
West East At Ridgewood Country Club Thepar 71

Club Culture & Public Commentary

This section shows what published articles and reviews say about the social atmosphere at this Club, so you can get a sense of the culture before you apply. It only appears when we found real evidence to back it up.

This documented Culture trait is shared by about 6.5% of 107 researched New Jersey Club records.

Golf-first
Traditional
Formal
Competitive

Culture context

A traditional, golf-first, competitive and formal club culture.

Club History

How long The Ridgewood Country Club has been around and what's shaped it, based on published sources. A well-documented history can be a sign of stability, but it doesn't tell you about today's management or member experience.

1890
The club's history begins in 1890 with golf played on two holes in Ridgewood.
1894
Ho-Ho-Kus Golf Club was incorporated in 1894.
1901
The organization moved and adopted the Ridgewood Golf Club name in 1901.
1910
The Ridgewood Country Club was incorporated in 1910.

Additional Club Details

Ownership or operator: The Ridgewood Country Club

Additional statistics

Additional Statistics

Every state and national benchmark we have enough research behind to show for The Ridgewood Country Club: price, age, golf, access and amenities, compared against other Clubs in New Jersey and nationwide. A few of the most decision-relevant ones are already called out next to their facts earlier on this page; this section has the complete picture, using only facts we have enough research behind to compare fairly.

Membership market position

First-year membership cost comparison

The reported documented minimum first-year membership cost for Full Golf membership is $124,996. It is above the New Jersey median of $49,999.96 and is higher than approximately 93% of 27 compatible peer records. It is above the nationwide median of $32,285 and is higher than approximately 84% of 1025 compatible peer records.

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Club age context

Founded in 1890

That represents about 136 years of documented history. The Club predates approximately 98% of 116 other New Jersey Club records with a usable founding year and 99% of 3523 compatible records nationwide. The documented median founding years are 1933 in New Jersey and 1960 nationwide.

Golf scale

3 documented courses

Only 3.9% of 127 other New Jersey Clubs with a known course count have at least this many courses, compared with 3.5% of 3839 nationwide.

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Documented Club profile

Golf, fitness and dining

This combination is also documented at 26 other New Jersey Clubs and 1471 other Club records nationwide.

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Club culture

Formal

This documented Culture trait is shared by 6.5% of 107 researched New Jersey Club records and 3.3% of 3402 researched records nationwide.

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Blank or unresearched fields are excluded, the number of Clubs compared varies by fact, and this Club is never counted in its own comparison group. These are benchmarks from our own directory, not market-wide estimates, so treat them as directional rather than exact.

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Information updated September 3, 2026

Sources & Verification

These are the sources behind the facts above. Check them yourself before making a decision, since some information may have changed since it was published.

alisterlinks.com/clubs/the-ridgewood-country-club-paramus-n… Pricing SourceSupports: Membership & access pricing
www.rcc1890.com/History Research SourceSupports: Club history
www.rcc1890.com Research SourceSupports: General research

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How this profile is researched and calculated

We put this profile together ourselves from official Club materials, published fee schedules and other sources listed below. It is not supplied by the Club. A blank field means we don't know, not that the answer is zero, so don't read a blank as a hidden yes or no. Confirm current pricing, availability and policies with the Club directly before you decide, since details can change.

The first-year cost figure below is a floor, not a full quote: the lowest initiation fee we found plus a year of dues, added together only when both are in the same currency and membership category. It leaves out assessments, spending minimums, taxes and other charges unless we found those documented too, so budget for it to run higher.

The recurring annual cost figure below is also a floor: the lowest yearly dues figure we found, plus any food and beverage minimums or assessments we could confirm are recurring, in the same currency and membership category. Anything we couldn't confirm is left out rather than counted as zero, so your real ongoing cost is likely higher than this number, not lower.