Best PlacesEdgewood, IA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Edgewood, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Edgewood ranks 2,395th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Edgewood
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's strengths and weaknesses
Where Edgewood ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 94% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 94% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 89% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 88% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 131 pleasant days a year, better than 86% of towns
Where Edgewood ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 17% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 26% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 29% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 30% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 36% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Edgewood
A household needs to earn about $54,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Edgewood home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $92,428, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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's effective rate of 1.03%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Edgewood
Edgewood runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Edgewood.
Who works in Edgewood, and how
Work in Edgewood centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Edgewood
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Edgewood.
What the weather is like in Edgewood, month by month
Edgewood sees roughly 131 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 26, with lows near 12. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26° | 19° | 12° |
| April | 58° | 47° | 37° |
| July | 82° | 72° | 64° |
| October | 62° | 51° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Edgewood
The nearest airport, Dubuque Regional, is about 39 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 179 miles away.
The best schools in and around Edgewood
Schools across Edgewood average an A−, better than 89% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lambert Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Central ElementaryA · 65% proficient
- Edgewood-colesburg Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
Top middle schools
- West Delaware Middle SchoolA+ · 79% proficient
- Starmont Middle SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top high schools
- West Delaware High SchoolA · 72% proficient
- Edgewood-colesburg High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Central Middle School/high SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Edgewood school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Edgewood 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 against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Edgewood
Is Edgewood a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Edgewood ranks 2,395th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on walkability, state finances, and good schools, and lowest on tree cover and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Edgewood expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $198,494. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $92,428 median income, cost of living beats 88% of towns.
Is Edgewood safe?
Yes, Edgewood is safer than 85% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $189 per resident a year.
Compare Edgewood with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Edgewood. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Edgewood 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 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Edgewood: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Edgewood: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Edgewood: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Edgewood: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Edgewood 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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