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40.10° N · 85.74° W · GEOID 1820332

Edgewood

Madison County, Indiana · part of the Indianapolis, IN metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Edgewood is home to 2,121 people. Median household income is $87,770 a year and median rent is $1,050 a month, 14.4% 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 $200,100, about 2.3x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,050
23% below the median place
Median household income
$87,770
9% above the median place
Median home value
$200,100
37% below the median place
Unemployment
5.9%
21% 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

  • 2.9% of residents live below the poverty line, fewer than in 96% of the 2,082 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 4.3% a year while rent rose -1.7%, so pay gained on rent more than in 91% of places its size.
  • 93% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 94% of places its size.
  • The median home is worth 2.3 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 90% of places its size.
  • Half the homes were built before 1956, older housing than in 87% of places its size.
01

Moving to Edgewood

Madison County gains about 9.0 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in6,586
Moved out5,652
Net+934

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Indiana, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within IndianaOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$52K
Leavers$50K

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

Who moves here
6.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.1% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Madison County report $52,300 a year in income on average; those leaving, $49,500, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$42,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,050 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,337 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $200,100.
Getting to work
27 minutes each way on average; 12.7% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Howland Center, OH matches it on character. Compare the two
Income of households moving out8
$49,546
30% below the median place
Income of households moving in8
$52,297
26% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people8
9.0
above the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureEdgewoodAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure6.0%5% above
Moved from another state1County figure1.1%42% below
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure9.0above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$52,29726% below
Income of households moving out8County figure$49,54630% below
02

What it costs to live here

Homeownership is 92.8%, 40% above the median place.

Edgewood14.4%
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
$42,000
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
14.4%
29% below the median place
Home price to income
2.3x
40% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
14%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$77,700
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Homeownership1
92.8%
40% above the median place
Median year built1
1956
1% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$1,342
59% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureEdgewoodAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,05023% below
Rent to income114.4%29% below
Property tax rate10.7%26% below
Home price to income12.3x40% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure95.75% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,33118% below
HUD area median income4County figure$83,40022% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,34259% below
Median home value1$200,10037% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure3.4%7% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure56.7%10% above
Homeownership192.8%40% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure49.0%3% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,33729% below
Vacant homes1County figure9.9%40% above
Median year built119561% below
03

Work and pay

Poverty rate is 2.9%, 73% below the median place.

Poverty rate1
2.9%
73% below the median place
Income per person1
$48,612
21% above the median place
Mean commute1
27 min
8% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureEdgewoodAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$87,7709% above
Income per person1$48,61221% above
Unemployment1County figure5.9%21% above
Average annual pay6County figure$50,58923% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure1.2%68% below
Jobs6County figure40,35973% below
Poverty rate12.9%73% below
Mean commute127 min8% above
Works from home112.7%2% above
Commutes by transit1County figure0.3%64% below
04

Who lives here

High school or higher is 97.4%, 5% above the median place.

High school or higher1
97.4%
5% above the median place
Median age1
41.9
7% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
38.0%
19% above the median place
All 9 people measures
MeasureEdgewoodAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population12,1216646th largest
Population change since 202071.4%18% above
Median age141.97% above
Bachelor's or higher138.0%19% above
High school or higher197.4%5% above
Household size12.64% above
Born abroad1County figure2.1%77% below
No health insurance1County figure7.4%16% above
Homes with broadband193.1%1% above
05

Life in Edgewood

19 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k18.9 2.0×
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k33.0 3.0×
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

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 bars16.7 −20%
Shops26.0 −14%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.0 −27%
Doctors' offices and clinics15.6 −23%
Child care centers1.9 −17%

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

Restaurants and bars per 10k9
16.7
20% below the median place
Shops per 10k9
26.0
14% below the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9
15.6
23% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureEdgewoodAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure29222% above
Public school students12County figure18,047269% above
Students per teacher12County figure15.83% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure16.720% below
Shops per 10k9County figure26.014% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure3.027% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure15.623% below
Child care centers per 10k9County figure1.917% below
Parks per 10k100.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k1018.9100% above
Grocery stores per 10k100.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k1033.0196% above
Libraries per 10k100.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails100.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi100.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings11County figure1946% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Wildfire risk is 19.2, 69% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Edgewood. Larger places are fetched first.

Wildfire risk14
19.2
69% below the median place
Hurricane risk14
25.7
64% below the median place
Natural hazard risk14
77.3
16% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureEdgewoodAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure84°F3% below
January average low13County figure20°F22% below
Average temperature13County figure52°F5% below
Annual precipitation13County figure43.0 in2% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure77.316% below
Hurricane risk14County figure25.764% below
Tornado risk14County figure85.35% above
Wildfire risk14County figure19.269% below
Heat wave risk14County figure74.118% below
Median air quality index15County figure415% below
Good air days15County figure71.2%4% above
08

Edgewood in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 14% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 14% 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$1,050/mo (2024)$1,310/mo$1,070 to $1,600/mo+3.8%
Median household income$87,770 (2024)$111,000$93,500 to $131,000+4.0%
Median home value$200,100 (2024)$300,000$218,000 to $414,000+7.0%
Population2,087 (2025)2,1202,030 to 2,210+0.3%

The median home would be worth 2.7 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.3 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
Howland Center, OH$1,116$86,135Compare
Allouez, WI$1,114$91,250Compare
Affton, MO$1,015$79,539Compare
North Augusta, SC$1,169$86,092Compare
North Augusta, SCAffton, MOAllouez, WIHowland Center, OHEdgewood, INEdgewoodHowland CenterAllouezAfftonNorth AugustaEdgewoodHowland CenterAllouezAfftonNorth Augusta

Common questions

Is Edgewood a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 2.9% of residents live below the poverty line, fewer than in 96% of the 2,082 places under 10,000 people we track. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 4.3% a year while rent rose -1.7%, so pay gained on rent more than in 91% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 100 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Edgewood expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 14.4% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $200,100.

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 $42,000 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Edgewood?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Howland Center, OH, Allouez, WI, Affton, MO and North Augusta, SC.

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. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 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
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. 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-indiana

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

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