Best PlacesEdon, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Edon, 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.
Edon ranks 8,653rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Edon
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.
Edon's strengths and weaknesses
Where Edon ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 98% of towns
- School gradeA, better than 91% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 85% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 83% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 81% of towns
Where Edon ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 22% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 22% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 23% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 30% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 32% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Edon
A household needs to earn about $38,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Edon home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $78,031, 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 Edon's effective rate of 1.15%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Edon
Edon's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Edon.
Who works in Edon, and how
Work in Edon centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Edon
Edon has more restaurants and bars per resident than 93% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Edon and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Edon, month by month
Edon sees roughly 75 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 28° | 20° |
| April | 63° | 50° | 38° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 63° |
| October | 68° | 55° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Edon
The nearest airport, Fort Wayne International, is about 48 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Detroit Metro Wayne County, about 84 miles away.
The best schools in and around Edon
Schools across Edon average an A, better than 91% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Edgerton Elementary SchoolA · 67% proficient
- Edon Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
Top high schools
- Edgerton High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
- Edon High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Edon school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Edon 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 Edon against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Edon
Is Edon a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Edon ranks 8,653rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, good schools, and walkability, and lowest on internet speeds and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Edon expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $136,936. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $78,031 median income, cost of living beats 66% of towns.
Is Edon safe?
Yes, Edon is safer than 80% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $191 per resident a year.
Compare Edon with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Edon. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Edon 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.
Edon detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Edon: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Edon: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Edon: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Edon: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Edon 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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