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Conserved land3%13 of 445 acres
Trails0.3 mi0.4 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves23 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Edgewater

Home rule city in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States
5,005Population
0.7 sq miArea
5,381 ftElevation

The City of Edgewater is a home rule city located in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 5,005 at the 2020 United States census. Edgewater is surrounded by Denver to the east, Lakewood to the south and west, and Wheat Ridge to the north. The city is a part of the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor.

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Living in Edgewater

Housing in Edgewater

$582K▼ 1.2% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Edgewater home is worth about $582,000, down 1.2% in a year, 9% above the Colorado typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market9
Sale-to-list100.3%
Sold in May7
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Safety in Edgewater

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Safety Grade D-

Edgewater reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 99% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Edgewater 2.9
Colorado 4.4
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Edgewater 54.4
Colorado 22.3
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade A-

The public schools Edgewater’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 78% of Colorado’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

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DistrictJefferson County School District No. R-1Schools3

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within CO. Ratings are from neighbors.

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