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28.48° N · 81.37° W · GEOID 1219900

Edgewood

Orange County, Florida · part of the Orlando, FL metro

Limited data population under 5,000

FloridaEdgewood, FLEdgewoodEdgewood

The short answer

Edgewood is home to 2,758 people. Median household income is $81,481 a year and median rent is $1,487 a month, 21.9% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $501,800, about 6.2x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,487
9% above the median place
Median household income
$81,481
1% above the median place
Median home value
$501,800
57% above the median place
Unemployment
5.5%
13% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Edgewood

  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 7.7% a year while household income rose 0.1%, so rent outran pay by more than in 95% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • The median home is worth 6.2 years of the median household's income, more than in 90% of places its size.
  • 62% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 83% of places its size.
  • The median resident is 45.9 years old, older than in 82% of places its size.
  • 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a larger share than in 82% of places its size.

People are moving in and rent is pulling away from pay. The population grew faster than in 75% of places since 2020, and rent outran income more than in 97% of them.

01

Moving to Edgewood

Orange County loses about 7.9 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in85,541
Moved out94,578
Net−9,037

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Seminole County, FL9,99512,453−2,458
Osceola County, FL9,31713,131−3,814
Lake County, FL3,5598,287−4,728
Polk County, FL3,8427,567−3,725
Volusia County, FL1,7943,469−1,675
Miami-Dade County, FL3,3621,524+1,838
Brevard County, FL1,7852,345−560

Within Florida, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within FloridaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$66K
Leavers$61K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Orange County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
7.9% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.6% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Orange County report $66,500 a year in income on average; those leaving, $61,300, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$59,500 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,487 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,195 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $501,800.
Getting to work
27 minutes each way on average; 20.6% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Santa Fe, NM matches it on character. Compare the two
Net movers per 1,000 people8
-7.9
below the median place (median -0.6)
Moved here in the past year1
7.9%
37% above the median place
Income of households moving out8
$61,323
13% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureEdgewoodAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure7.9%37% above
Moved from another state1County figure2.6%33% above
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure-7.9below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$66,4576% below
Income of households moving out8County figure$61,32313% below
02

What it costs to live here

Home price to income is 6.2x, 62% above the median place.

Edgewood21.9%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$59,480
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
21.9%
7% above the median place
Home price to income
6.2x
62% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
22%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$65,200
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Edgewood, $1,487 a month, and local prices for everything else (96.9 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Edgewood, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Delafield, WI18.4% vs 21.9%$14,100Compare
Monona, WI17.4% vs 21.9%$9,200Compare
Mills River, NC17.7% vs 21.9%$23,700Compare

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Renters paying 30%+1
61.9%
22% above the median place
Median home value1
$501,800
57% above the median place
Homeownership1
76.9%
16% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureEdgewoodAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,4879% above
Rent to income121.9%7% above
Property tax rate10.8%18% below
Home price to income16.2x62% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure101.41% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,95921% above
HUD area median income4County figure$97,6009% below
Property tax paid (median)1$3,75015% above
Median home value1$501,80057% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure0.8%75% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure56.3%9% above
Homeownership176.9%16% above
Renters paying 30%+161.9%22% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,19517% above
Vacant homes1County figure10.1%42% above
Median year built119780% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Income per person1
$61,216
53% above the median place
Works from home1
20.6%
65% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureEdgewoodAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$81,4811% above
Income per person1$61,21653% above
Unemployment1County figure5.5%13% above
Average annual pay6County figure$70,5997% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.1%11% above
Jobs6County figure954,330above (median 150,665)
Poverty rate1County figure13.0%21% above
Mean commute127 min8% above
Works from home120.6%65% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 99.7%, 8% above the median place.

Homes with broadband1
99.7%
8% above the median place
Median age1
45.9
18% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
51.9%
62% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Born abroad14.8% +67%
Household size2.4 −5%
High school or higher91.2% −1%
All 9 people measures
MeasureEdgewoodAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population12,7586646th largest
Population change since 202075.8%above (median 1.1%)
Median age145.918% above
Bachelor's or higher151.9%62% above
High school or higher191.2%1% below
Household size12.45% below
Born abroad114.8%67% above
No health insurance1County figure12.0%87% above
Homes with broadband199.7%8% above
05

Life in Edgewood

58 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents7.3 −29%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k36.3 3.3×
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi9.7 46.2×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars24.4 +17%
Shops35.1 +16%
Arts, recreation and fitness6.9 +68%
Doctors' offices and clinics23.9 +18%
Child care centers2.4 +4%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public school students13
216,343
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools13
278
above the median place (median 9)
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9
6.9
68% above the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureEdgewoodAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools13County figure278above (median 9)
Public school students13County figure216,343above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher13County figure18.319% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure24.417% above
Shops per 10k9County figure35.116% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure6.968% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure23.918% above
Child care centers per 10k9County figure2.44% above
Parks per 10k107.329% below
Playgrounds per 10k100.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k100.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k1036.3225% above
Libraries per 10k100.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails100.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi109.7above (median 0.2)
National Register listings11County figure58346% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 206, 7% above the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
206
7% above the median place
Property crime per 100k
687
43% below the median place
Months reported
12 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

January average low14
49°F
96% above the median place
Average temperature14
73°F
33% above the median place
Tornado risk15
99.1
22% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureEdgewoodAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high14County figure92°F6% above
January average low14County figure49°F96% above
Average temperature14County figure73°F33% above
Annual precipitation14County figure51.1 in17% above
Natural hazard risk15County figure98.46% above
Hurricane risk15County figure98.039% above
Tornado risk15County figure99.122% above
Wildfire risk15County figure97.459% above
Heat wave risk15County figure94.14% above
Median air quality index16County figure430% above
Good air days16County figure72.9%6% above
08

Edgewood in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 23% of the median income in 2030, up from 22% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,487/mo (2024)$1,930/mo$1,580 to $2,350/mo+4.4%
Median household income$81,481 (2024)$101,500$86,000 to $120,500+3.8%
Median home value$501,800 (2024)$751,000$545,000 to $1,034,000+6.9%
Population2,845 (2025)2,9602,840 to 3,090+0.8%

The median home would be worth 7.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 6.2 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Edgewood

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Santa Fe, NM$1,463$73,482Compare
Redlands, CO$1,488$92,391Compare
Viera East, FL$1,681$92,467Compare
Westmont, IL$1,533$88,090Compare
Westmont, ILViera East, FLRedlands, COSanta Fe, NMEdgewood, FLEdgewoodSanta FeRedlandsViera EastWestmontEdgewoodSanta FeRedlandsViera EastWestmont

Common questions

Is Edgewood a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 7.7% a year while household income rose 0.1%, so rent outran pay by more than in 95% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. The median home is worth 6.2 years of the median household's income, more than in 90% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Edgewood expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 21.9% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $501,800.

What salary do you need to live in Edgewood?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $59,480 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Edgewood safe?

There were 206 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Edgewood?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Santa Fe, NM, Redlands, CO, Viera East, FL and Westmont, IL.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  13. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  15. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  16. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Edgewood with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Edgewood itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/edgewood-florida

Citytistics. “Edgewood, Florida.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/edgewood-florida/

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