Best PlacesEdgewater, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Edgewater, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Edgewater ranks 1,510th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Edgewater
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Edgewater's strengths and weaknesses
Where Edgewater ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 98% of cities
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of cities
- Crime safetyBetter than 90% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 147 pleasant days a year, better than 81% of cities
Where Edgewater ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of cities
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 4% of cities
- Household income$60,878 median, better than only 9% of cities
- Health outlookBetter than only 12% of cities
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 12% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Edgewater
A household needs to earn about $65,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Edgewater home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $60,878; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Edgewater's effective rate of 0.73%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Edgewater
Edgewater runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Edgewater.
Who works in Edgewater, and how
Work in Edgewater centers on retail trade and hospitality & food. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Edgewater
Edgewater has more parkland per resident than 85% of cities. The coast is about 13 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Edgewater and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Edgewater, month by month
Edgewater sees roughly 147 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 68, with lows near 52. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68° | 61° | 52° |
| April | 80° | 74° | 64° |
| July | 89° | 83° | 76° |
| October | 82° | 77° | 70° |
Flying in and out of Edgewater
The nearest airport, Daytona Beach International, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Orlando International, about 44 miles away.
The best schools in and around Edgewater
Schools across Edgewater average a B+, better than 73% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Coronado Beach Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Edgewater Public SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Indian River Elementary SchoolA− · 56% proficient
Top middle schools
- New Smyrna Beach Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
Top high schools
- New Smyrna Beach High SchoolB+ · 56% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Edgewater school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Edgewater measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Edgewater against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Edgewater suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 8% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 81% of cities and health care access beats 61%.
Common questions about living in Edgewater
Is Edgewater a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Edgewater ranks 1,510th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on fast internet, state infrastructure, and low taxes, and lowest on summer heat and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Edgewater expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $252,578. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $60,878 median income, cost of living beats 12% of cities.
Is Edgewater safe?
Yes, Edgewater is safer than 90% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $134 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Edgewater?
July highs average about 89 degrees, and January highs near 68 with lows near 52. That works out to about 147 pleasant days a year, more than 81% of cities.
Is Edgewater good for families?
Schools beat 73% of cities, crime safety beats 90%, and childcare runs $820 a month.
Compare Edgewater with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Edgewater. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Edgewater represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Edgewater detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Edgewater: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Edgewater: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Edgewater: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Edgewater: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Edgewater detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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