Personal loans in Ridgetop, TN
Ridgetop is a small community in Tennessee, with an estimated 2,134 residents, and every licensed lender here follows the same state rulebook. At about 2,134 residents, Ridgetop is larger than roughly 52% of the places in Tennessee.
The trend for Ridgetop between 2020 and 2023 is upward by roughly 1.3%. Lenders active in Ridgetop report to a Tennessee supervisor, identified in the sourced rows below. Rate-shopping from Ridgetop costs nothing at pre-qualification, where a soft pull leaves your credit file alone. The closest larger place is Greenbrier, TN about 2 miles away.
Ridgetop: the sourced local profile
Only a few things actually differ by place — population, area, location, and the Tennessee rules a lender must follow — and they are below.
- Population: 2,134 residents; Ridgetop is the 164th-largest of 344 places in Tennessee (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: The 2020-to-2023 change is positive, near 1.3%.
- Net change: roughly 27 more people than the 2020 Census counted.
- Size percentile: roughly 52% of Tennessee places rank below Ridgetop.
- Density: the Census land area of 3.0 sq mi holds about 705 people per square mile.
- Land area: Ridgetop covers 3.0 square miles, the 220th-largest area among Tennessee's 344 places.
- Water: Ridgetop holds about 0.01 square miles, the 113th-largest water area in Tennessee.
- State share: roughly 0.1% of Tennessee's residents live in Ridgetop (2,134 people).
- National standing: Ridgetop ranks 7,402nd of 19,457 US places.
- Growth in Tennessee: Ridgetop stands 184th by percentage change from 2020 to 2023, among 344 places.
- Versus Tennessee: the state average change is +2.4%, while Ridgetop moved 1.3%.
- Density rank: Ridgetop places 134th among Tennessee's places by people per square mile.
- Density in context: Ridgetop's 705 people per square mile sit against a Tennessee median of 553.
- Location: coordinates 36.4037, -86.7677 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Greenbrier (2 mi); Millersville (3 mi); Goodlettsville (6 mi); White House (7 mi); Springfield (9 mi). A branch is convenient; it is not what sets your APR.
- Nearest smaller places: Cross Plains (11 mi); Orlinda (14 mi); Cedar Hill (16 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 26 places smaller than Ridgetop sit within 50 miles.
- Within 100 miles: 94 places are larger than Ridgetop.
Before you apply in Ridgetop
Complete these steps first when you borrow in Ridgetop (2,134 residents):
- Get all three reports, dispute anything wrong, and keep the corrected file for your applications.
- Model the payment on the calculator before a lender models it for you.
- Gather at least three pre-qualified offers and line up the APR, not the headline rate.
- Confirm the lender holds a Tennessee licence by checking the regulator named above.
- Pick the shortest term whose payment you can comfortably afford.
- Do not borrow more than the expense calls for, even if a lender approves a larger amount.
- Write down the purpose of the loan and your repayment plan before you apply.
The process is identical across Tennessee; what changes is your credit file, not the fact that Ridgetop holds 2,134 people.
How Tennessee law applies in Ridgetop
Every row below records a Tennessee rule, its publisher and its retrieval date — the same rules a Ridgetop lender must follow.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions (TDFI) Source says: The Department regulates banks, credit unions, trust companies, business and industrial development corporations, industrial loan and thrift companies | Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions (TDFI) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | TDFI Compliance Division licenses industrial loan & thrift companies, deferred presentment companies, flexible credit companies, and other consumer lenders Source says: The Compliance Division is responsible for the licensing and regulatory supervision of the following types of financial institutions operating in Tennessee | Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions (TDFI) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 10.75% per annum (maximum effective formula rate for written contracts, announced September 15, 2026) Source says: the maximum effective formula rate of interest in Tennessee is 10.75 percent per annum | Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions (TDFI) as of 2026-09-16 |
Ridgetop in state context
Ridgetop is the 164th-largest of 344 Census places in Tennessee and contains about 0.1% of the state's people. Its 2020-to-2023 change ranks 184th of 344 Tennessee places, putting it near the 47th percentile for growth. By density, at about 705 people per square mile, it ranks 134th in Tennessee. Within 50 miles sit 26 smaller Census places, alongside the 40 that are larger.
Getting a loan in Ridgetop
Ridgetop is a moderately settled community of about 2,134 people, with 40 larger places inside a 50-mile radius. What is available to Ridgetop's 2,134 borrowers is set by Tennessee licensing and your own credit, not by how many branches are nearby. For a larger market, the closest option is Greenbrier, TN about 2 miles away.
Ridgetop on the map
Ridgetop's land area is about 3.0 square miles; a further 0.01 square miles is water. With 2,134 residents, the land area yields roughly 705 people per square mile. The largest place in Tennessee, Memphis, lies about 201 miles away. Ridgetop has 40 larger places within a 50-mile radius. Within the same 50 miles lie 26 smaller Census places.
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Nearby places
- Greenbrier, TN — population 6,951
- Millersville, TN — population 6,299
- Goodlettsville, TN — population 17,429
- White House, TN — population 15,340
- Springfield, TN — population 19,494
- Cross Plains, TN — population 1,893
- Hendersonville, TN — population 63,618
- Coopertown, TN — population 4,698