Best PlacesEdgewood, New Haven, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Edgewood, New Haven, 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, New Haven ranks 3,691st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Edgewood, New Haven
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, New Haven's strengths and weaknesses
Where Edgewood, New Haven ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Short commute17.9 minutes each way, better than 90% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
Where Edgewood, New Haven ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD, better than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Edgewood, New Haven
A household needs to earn about $123,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Edgewood, New Haven home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $59,423, 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, New Haven's effective rate of 1.84%, 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, New Haven
Edgewood, New Haven runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Edgewood, New Haven.
Who works in Edgewood, New Haven, and how
Work in Edgewood, New Haven centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 13%
Life in Edgewood, New Haven
Edgewood, New Haven has more parkland per resident than 94% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 7 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Edgewood, New Haven and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Edgewood, New Haven, month by month
Edgewood, New Haven sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 34° | 25° |
| April | 61° | 50° | 40° |
| July | 86° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 69° | 59° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Edgewood, New Haven
The nearest airport, Tweed/New Haven, is about 5 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 45 miles away.
The best schools in and around Edgewood, New Haven
Schools across Edgewood, New Haven average a D, better than 14% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Edgewood SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Beecher SchoolC− · 26% proficient
- Barnard Environmental Magnet SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Top high schools
- James Hillhouse High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Hill Regional Career High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Edgewood, New Haven school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Edgewood, New Haven 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, New Haven against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Edgewood, New Haven
Is Edgewood, New Haven a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Edgewood, New Haven ranks 3,691st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on civic engagement, short commutes, and tree cover, and lowest on an overheated housing market and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Edgewood, New Haven expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $410,580. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $59,423 median income, cost of living beats 25% of neighborhoods.
Is Edgewood, New Haven safe?
Edgewood, New Haven is safer than 43% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $376 per resident a year.
Compare Edgewood, New Haven with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Edgewood, New Haven. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Edgewood, New Haven 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, New Haven detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Edgewood, New Haven: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Edgewood, New Haven: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Edgewood, New Haven: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Edgewood, New Haven: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Edgewood, New Haven 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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