Living in Edgewood, IN
Edgewood is a small town of 2,121 people in Madison County, Indiana. It's about 19 miles from Muncie, IN and 31 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $200k and rent runs about $995 a month.
2,121people
$200kTypical home
$995/moRent
84° / 35°Summer / winter
20"Snow
216Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,121
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,638 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 19 mi to Muncie, IN
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $200k (≈$1,262/mo)
- Median rent $995/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (202 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (911 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 32% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to IND airport
- 40 mi to IND (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 883 ft
- 463 mi to the ocean
- 128 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 72 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 48 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 580 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 56 bars within 25 mi
- 135 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Madison County: R+27 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.