EdenMD
A town of 1,053, settled in 1875.
Is Eden a good place to live?
The best of Eden’s subject grades are a B+ for cost of living and walkability; the weakest is a D for schools. 43% of the land in Eden is conserved, against 9.5% in Maryland’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Eden has 1 place on the National Register. The biggest place to walk is Glatfelter Easement, 722 acres with 1 miles of trail. Eden has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Eden stand out
Where Eden beats most towns.
1,053 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Eden grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maryland), ordered by how far Eden is from typical.
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Moving to Eden: who provides what
Eden is unincorporated, so Somerset County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Mar 11, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Eden.
In Eden, nearly a third of the land is conserved
2.4 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves in Eden: 3, covering 1,341 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Glatfelter Easement | 1 mi | 722 |
| 2. Chesapeake Forest | — | 590 |
| 3. Bromley Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Easement | — | 29 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Eden stands out in Maryland and nationally: a larger share of its adults have diabetes
Eden: 9.8% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance, where Maryland’s towns sit at 8% and U.S. towns at 8.1%. Among 262 Maryland towns, just one has a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Eden. In addition, in Eden, just over two in five adults have obesity.
| Eden | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 12% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 49% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 12% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 23% | 25% |
| What stands out | Eden | MD |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.6% | 76.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.4% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median household income in Eden is lower than in most of Maryland or the rest of the country
The top destinations are Salisbury (25%), Princess Anne (5%) and Baltimore (4%). Eden: 12% of residents live below the poverty line. It had 8 jobs in 2023, down 20 from 2013. Also worth knowing: its mean commuting time stands at 37 minutes.
| Eden | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $40,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 37 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 7% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Eden’s typical home value is about $315K
Typical home values fell 3.7% in the year to September 2026. Among households in Eden, 63% live in a home they own.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Eden: hurricanes
Eden’s natural-hazard score from FEMA comes in at 45 of 100. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Eden after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2012. 46% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from hurricanes, followed by inland flooding at 19%.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Eden
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Eden
About 1 of every 100 Eden residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
2 miles of trails in Eden
42.9% of the town is conserved land, across 3 parks and preserves.
About Eden
CDP in Maryland, United States
Eden is a census-designated place (CDP) in Somerset County, Maryland, United States. The Eden zip code (21822) also includes parts of Wicomico and Worcester counties. The population was 793 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 5.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 30 ft
- ZIP code
- 21822
Questions about Eden
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Eden, MD expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.