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23,627people live here $60,977median household income▼ 24% below US $1,309median rent per monthNear US average $256,200median home value▼ 23% below US

What it's like to live in Edgewater

Edgewater is a small city in Florida with home prices that remain within reach, crime rates well below the national average, air quality that stays clean most of the year, and a growing population. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Edgewater deals with household incomes below the national average, a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin, above-average rainfall, and fewer dining and entertainment options than a bigger city.

The good

Affordable home prices
Low crime rates
Clean air
Growing population
Low student-teacher ratio

The not so good

Below-average household incomes
High rent burden for renters
Above-average rainfall
Smaller place — fewer dining and entertainment options
Car-dependent — few commuters use transit

How Edgewater compares

Median household income

Edgewater$60,977

Florida avg$74,568

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Edgewater$1,309

Florida avg$1,669

US$1,413

Median home value

Edgewater$256,200

Florida avg$359,000

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Edgewater

Based on Edgewater's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$2,618

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $52,360 a year
61% of Edgewater renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$51,240

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $25,620
Homes cost 4.2× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of livingNear US average

$1,309/mo median rent

Cost of living works in this city's favor. Median rent sits around $1,309 a month, nothing that raises eyebrows. Solid value overall. Home prices are reasonable, with a median around $256,200. Not a steal, but not intimidating either.

Median home value $256,200 · 61% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

4.5% county unemployment

Unemployment in Volusia County is 4.5%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Volusia County (county-wide)

Safety▼ 67% below US

132 violent crimes per 100k

Pretty safe, all things considered. Violent crime sits below the national average, nothing alarming, just ordinary city-life awareness.

Property crime 1556/100k · Edgewater Police Department · 2020 data

Getting aroundNear US average

26 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 25.7 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 9 in 10 workers drive to work; 10% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

79%

Work from home

9.5%

Carpool

9.2%

Walk

1.1%

Other

1.1%

Climate

Summers are warm, with highs around 88°F, and winters are mild, with lows rarely dropping below 53°F. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▼ 33% below US

24% bachelor's degree or higher

College degree attainment runs below average at 24%. That tends to reflect a more trade and working-class economy, which can be great or limiting depending on the industry.

Schools

2 public schools inside the boundary

There are 2 public schools inside the boundary and 3 private schools. The student-to-teacher ratio is 14:1, well below the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Canaveral National Seashore (16 miles away). There are 3 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Edgewater's strongest points are home prices that remain within reach and crime rates well below the national average; the main tradeoffs are household incomes below the national average and a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin. A year of median rent ($1,309/mo) equals 26% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit anyone prioritizing low crime.

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