Best PlacesEdgewood, Fort Lauderdale, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Edgewood, Fort Lauderdale, 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.
Edgewood, Fort Lauderdale ranks 4,279th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Edgewood, Fort Lauderdale
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.
Edgewood, Fort Lauderdale's strengths and weaknesses
Where Edgewood, Fort Lauderdale ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 77% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 75% of neighborhoods
Where Edgewood, Fort Lauderdale ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Edgewood, Fort Lauderdale
A household needs to earn about $124,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Edgewood, Fort Lauderdale home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $93,162, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Edgewood, Fort Lauderdale's effective rate of 0.99%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Edgewood, Fort Lauderdale
Edgewood, Fort Lauderdale runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Edgewood, Fort Lauderdale.
Who works in Edgewood, Fort Lauderdale, and how
Work in Edgewood, Fort Lauderdale centers on admin & support services and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Edgewood, Fort Lauderdale
Edgewood, Fort Lauderdale has more restaurants and bars per resident than 83% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 94% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 5 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Edgewood, Fort Lauderdale and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Edgewood, Fort Lauderdale, month by month
Edgewood, Fort Lauderdale sees roughly 85 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 78, with lows near 60. The comfortable stretch runs November through March.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 78° | 69° | 60° |
| April | 85° | 77° | 71° |
| July | 91° | 84° | 78° |
| October | 87° | 80° | 74° |
Flying in and out of Edgewood, Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International sits about 1 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 15.7 million passengers in 2025, with 180 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Edgewood, Fort Lauderdale
Schools across Edgewood, Fort Lauderdale average a B, better than 73% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Nova Blanche Forman ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Nova Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- Whiddon Rodgers Education CenterD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Edgewood, Fort Lauderdale school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Edgewood, Fort Lauderdale 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 Edgewood, Fort Lauderdale against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Edgewood, Fort Lauderdale
Is Edgewood, Fort Lauderdale a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Edgewood, Fort Lauderdale ranks 4,279th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and big-city access, and lowest on disaster risk and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Edgewood, Fort Lauderdale expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $461,453. The overall cost of living runs about 14% above the national average. Set against a $93,162 median income, cost of living beats 51% of neighborhoods.
Is Edgewood, Fort Lauderdale safe?
Edgewood, Fort Lauderdale is safer than 34% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $382 per resident a year.
Compare Edgewood, Fort Lauderdale with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Edgewood, Fort Lauderdale. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Edgewood, Fort Lauderdale 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.
Edgewood, Fort Lauderdale detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Edgewood, Fort Lauderdale: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Edgewood, Fort Lauderdale: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Edgewood, Fort Lauderdale: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Edgewood, Fort Lauderdale: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Edgewood, Fort Lauderdale 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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