EdgewoodFL
A town of 2,845, settled in 1930.
Is Edgewood a good place to live?
Edgewood grades B− overall, ranked 198th of 634 in Florida, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $81K. On the other side, the typical home is worth about $483K, 6.2 years of the Orlando metro’s $79K median household income. 52% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Edgewood, where Florida’s towns sit at 31% and U.S. towns at 29%. Edgewood's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 96% of U.S. towns.
How Edgewood grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Edgewood is from typical.
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Walt Disney World Resort and 59 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Edgewood. Close and well known come first.
Big draw13 mi Theme parkWalt Disney World Resort
Big draw6 mi Theme parkUniversal Studios Florida9.5M visitors a year
Big draw6 mi Theme parkUniversal Epic Universe
Big draw4 mi Stadium & arenaCamping World Stadium
Big draw6 mi Theme parkUniversal's Islands of Adventure9.5M visitors a year
4 mi Stadium & arenaKia CenterPhoto credits
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Moving to Edgewood: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Edgewood, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Edgewood.
Edgewood fares better on crime within Florida than nationally and has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns.
Edgewood earns a D for cost of living
The typical Edgewood home is worth about $483,000, about the same as a year ago, 29% above the Florida typical home. Edgewood’s median rent is $1,487 a month.
| Edgewood | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,487 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 77% | 72% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Edgewood has mild winters and hot summers
The Orlando Intl Ap weather station records that about 110 days a year reach 90°, more than in 97% of U.S. towns. January nights average 49.5°, milder than in 98% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 92.2°.
Edgewood has warm winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. The January low in Edgewood is 50°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Edgewood | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 50°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 92°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Edgewood is healthier than 64% of U.S. towns
Edgewood beats the Florida average on 5 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 17% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Edgewood.
| Edgewood | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 16% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Edgewood | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 12.2% | 15.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.9% | 16.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
About one in three of Edgewood’s working residents commute to Orlando
Most working residents leave Edgewood for work: only 2% work in town. 5% of Edgewood residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in Edgewood grew to 1,933 in 2023, 297 more than in 2013.
| Edgewood | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.3% | 5% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $81,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Edgewood faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 63% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Crime per resident in Edgewood is lower than in 53% of U.S. towns
At 17.2 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 68% of Florida’s graded towns.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Everything we know about Edgewood
Colleges nearby
12 within 15 miles of the center of Edgewood
About 1 of every 100 Edgewood residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
About Edgewood
City in Florida, US
Edgewood is a city in Orange County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,685 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 95 ft
- Area code
- 407
Edgewood’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Edgewood.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Belle Isle (C+) comes closest.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewood | #198 | B− | D | B− | B− | B |
| Holden Lakes | — | — | D | — | B− | — |
| Belle Isle | #248 | C+ | D | — | B− | A− |
| Pine Castle | #497 | C− | C− | — | B− | C− |
| Orlando | #323 | C | D | — | B− | B |
Holden Lakes, Belle Isle, Pine Castle and Orlando report no FBI crime data of their own. Holden Lakes isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Edgewood with a neighbor →
Questions about Edgewood
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Edgewood, FL a good place to live?
Edgewood grades B− overall, better than 45% of U.S. towns and #198 of 634 in Florida. It grades B for health, B− for safety and B− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Edgewood, FL expensive?
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.