This neighbourhood is named for Thomas Rhatigan, an area farmer who was proclaimed "World Oat King" at Toronto's Royal Winter Fair in 1953, 1966 and 1970. Annexed to the City in 1960, the area features single family dwellings built in the 1980s on attractive crescents and cul-de-sacs, and includes luxury homes on spacious lots.
Rhatigan Ridge has a high proportion of young families. Civic ward: pihêsiwin. District: Whitemud. City boundary records effective 1981-10-01.