Edgewater.
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New Jersey·Bergen County
3 tracts·15K people·$716K median·15,199/mi²
Asian 39 · White 37 · Hispanic 17 · Multiracial 4 · Black 3 · Other 1
Married couple 42 · Living alone 39 · Other 19
Retail 36 · Leisure 21 · Professional 14 · Health 10 · Manufacturing 5 · Public admin 4 · Other 10
Management · business · science · arts 72 · Sales · office 19 · Service 6 · Production · transport 3 · Construction · maintenance 1
Drive alone 38 · Work from home 32 · Transit 23 · Carpool 6 · Walk 3 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Edgewater is $715,700 (Census ACS) — 1.6× the US median of $458,812.
Edgewater has 14,759 residents across 3 census tracts and 2 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 40.6; the population is 38.7% Asian, 36.9% White, 16.6% Hispanic or Latino, 3.7% Multiracial, 3.5% Black and 0.7% Other; the average household has 2.0 people; 72.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 7.7% (Census ACS).
Eleanor Van Gelder is the elementary school with reported scores (61%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,579/month, 63% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Edgewater is $124,050 a year, 44% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Edgewater, median rent is $2,579/month and the median home value is $715,700 (Census ACS).
Edgewater reported 0.5 violent crimes and 12.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 83°F; winter lows average 29°F; there are 103 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 49 inches; snowfall averages 30 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Edgewater are inland flooding (97), winter weather (85) and landslide (79), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.34g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Edgewater, 3.3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).