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24,922people live here $80,772median household incomeNear US average $1,375median rent per monthNear US average $242,200median home value▼ 27% below US

Edgewood is an unincorporated community in Harford County, MD. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Edgewood

Edgewood is an unincorporated community in Maryland with home prices that remain within reach, county unemployment below the national average, and schools with smaller class sizes than the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Edgewood deals with commute times longer than most cities, a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin, cold winters, and a car-dependent commute, with few people using transit.

The good

Affordable home prices
Low unemployment in the county
Low student-teacher ratio

The not so good

Above-average commute times
High rent burden for renters
Cold winters
Car-dependent — few commuters use transit

How Edgewood compares

Median household income

Edgewood$80,772

Maryland avg$103,678

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Edgewood$1,375

Maryland avg$1,705

US$1,413

Median home value

Edgewood$242,200

Maryland avg$419,900

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Edgewood

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

To rent

$2,750

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

Income to keep rent under 30%: $55,000 a year
54% of Edgewood renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$48,440

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $24,220
Homes cost 3.0× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of livingNear US average

$1,375/mo median rent

Rent is pretty middle of the road, at $1,375 a month median. Not a bargain, not a budget-buster. About typical for a city this size. Home prices are reasonable, with a median around $242,200. Not a steal, but not intimidating either.

Median home value $242,200 · 54% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

3.6% county unemployment

Unemployment in Harford County is 3.6%, a little below the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Harford County (county-wide)

Safety

153 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Edgewood doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Harford County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 594/100k · Policed by Harford County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting around▲ 19% above US

31 min average commute

Traffic is a real factor here. The 31 minute average means plenty of commuters are pushing 45 to 60 minutes on a bad day. Proximity to work matters more here than it might elsewhere. 9 in 10 workers drive to work; 10% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

75%

Carpool

12%

Work from home

9.5%

Other

1.6%

Walk

1.5%

Public transit

0.8%

Climate

Summers are warm, with highs around 84°F, and winters are cold, with lows around 28°F and snow a regular occurrence. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▼ 38% below US

22% bachelor's degree or higher

College degree attainment runs below average at 22%. That tends to reflect a more trade and working-class economy, which can be great or limiting depending on the industry.

Schools

5 public schools inside the boundary

There are 5 public schools inside the boundary and 1 private school. 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 Hampton National Historic Site (16 miles away). There are 8 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Edgewood's strongest points are home prices that remain within reach and county unemployment below the national average; the main tradeoffs are commute times longer than most cities and a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin. A year of median rent ($1,375/mo) equals 20% of the median household income here, about the same as the 21% typical nationwide. It may be a harder fit for anyone who doesn't drive.

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