Edgewater, CO: Local News, Events & Neighbors

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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How Edgewater ranks

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#19Closest to a top hospital in CO #34Most active in CO #36Lowest obesity in CO All CO rankings →

Town numbers

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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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Health in Edgewater

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Health Grade A

Healthier than 93% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Colorado

11better than CO·2worse

of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 13 are too close to call.

Conditions 9▲ 3 close Habits 1▲ 1▼ 2 close Care 1▼ 6 close Mind 1▲ 2 close

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What stands out

5.5%Fewer adults who have had cancerCO 7.8% · better 3.6%Fewer adults with heart diseaseCO 5.1% · better 22.3%More binge drinkersCO 19% · worse

Care nearby

Intermountain Health Lutheran HospitalWheat Ridge · 1.9 mi · ER

Renaissance Children's CenterLakewood · 0.4 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careNo shortage

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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Schools in Edgewater

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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

Lumberg Elementary School D-Elementary · Grades PK–6 · 526 students Edgewater Elementary School DElementary · Grades PK–6 · 335 students Jefferson Junior/Senior High School DHigh · Grades 7–12 · 601 students

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.