Best PlacesEdgewater, MD 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. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Edgewater ranks 3,552nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and taxes are 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
- WalkabilityBetter than 96% of towns
- Household income$140,468 median, better than 96% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 96% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 96% of towns
- TransitBetter than 95% of towns
Where Edgewater ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 1% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 8% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,268 a month, better than only 12% of towns
- Short commute34.7 minutes each way, better than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Edgewater
A household needs to earn about $143,000 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 $140,468; 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 0.83%, 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 7 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.
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 professional & technical and construction. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Edgewater
Edgewater has more restaurants and bars per resident than 89% of towns and more late-night spots per resident than 93% of towns. The coast is about 8 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife 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 99 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 38° | 32° |
| April | 65° | 57° | 50° |
| July | 87° | 80° | 74° |
| October | 69° | 62° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Edgewater
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall sits about 18 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 12.3 million passengers in 2025, with 114 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Edgewater
Schools across Edgewater average a B−, better than 66% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Central ElementaryB− · 42% proficient
- Mayo ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
- Monarch Global Academy Pcs Laurel CampusC− · 29% proficient
Top middle schools
- Central MiddleB− · 42% proficient
- Wiley H. Bates MiddleC · 34% proficient
- Southern MiddleC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- South River HighA · 70% proficient
- Southern HighA− · 63% proficient
- Annapolis HighB · 49% 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 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Edgewater
Is Edgewater a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Edgewater ranks 3,552nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on walkability, high incomes, and big-city access, and lowest on taxes and state infrastructure. 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 $545,125. The overall cost of living runs about 5% above the national average. Set against a $140,468 median income, cost of living beats 96% of towns.
Is Edgewater safe?
Yes, Edgewater is safer than 60% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $274 per resident a year.
Compare Edgewater with other towns
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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