Living in Edgewood, MD
Edgewood is a small city of 24,922 people in Harford County, Maryland. It's about 19 miles from Baltimore, MD. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $242k and rent runs about $1k a month.
24,922people
$242kTypical home
$1,375/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
21"Snow
233Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 24,922
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,457 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 19 mi to Baltimore, MD
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $242k (≈$1,527/mo)
- Median rent $1,375/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 21" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (167 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (761 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 36% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to BWI airport
- 26 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 102 ft
- Right on the coast
- 207 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 998 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 187 bars within 25 mi
- 286 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 27 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 76 museums within 25 mi
- 25 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Harford County: R+14 in 2024
- Maryland: D+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk