A town of 4,932. Nearly 3% of it is conserved land.
The 3 things Edgewater does most differently from other towns.
Where Edgewater’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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Ordered by what stands out in Edgewater. Another town gets a different order.
0.3 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Citizen's Park | — | 6 |
| 2. Walker Branch Park | 0.1 mi | 5 |
Edgewater beats the Colorado average on 11 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
| What stands out | Edgewater | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.5% | 7.8% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 3.6% | 5.1% |
| More binge drinkers | 22.3% | 19% |
Edgewater reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 99% report less.
Most working residents leave Edgewater for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Denver (42%), Lakewood (10%) and Aurora (4%). Half commute less than 7 miles.
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.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lumberg Elementary School | PK–6 | 526 | D− |
| Edgewater Elementary School | PK–6 | 335 | D |
| Jefferson Junior/Senior High School | 7–12 | 601 | D |
Edgewater has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 76 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
The typical Edgewater home is worth about $582,000, down 1.2% in a year, 9% above the Colorado typical home.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 48% of U.S. communities.
4 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
Home rule city in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States
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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2 towns share a border with Edgewater.