Housing data for Eden, MD
Eden, MD has an estimated 1,053 residents and 360 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in Somerset County.
36.7% of households rent.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 1,053 (±462)
- Housing units
- 360 (±130)
- Households that rent
- 36.7%
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +37.6%
What stands out in Eden
Median home value: $54,000 (±$44,367) in Eden, lower than in Somerset County ($173,200).
Households that moved in since 2020: 3.9% (±13.1 points) in Eden, lower than in Somerset County (19.1%).
Median real estate taxes: $929 (±$51) in Eden, lower than in Somerset County ($1,591).
Homes built before 1980: 18.0% (±23.1 points) in Eden, lower than in Somerset County (42.0%).
Housing in Eden at a glance
- Rent burden: 0.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 36.7% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Income and affordability: $39,559 median household income
- Home values: $54,000 median home value (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Homeowner costs: $2,186 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $929 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Bedrooms: 79.2% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Age of homes: 18.0% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 63.9% heat with propane
- Commute and cars: 36.7 minutes average trip to work (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Growth: +37.6% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 3.9% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Eden against Somerset County, its state and the nation
| Eden | Somerset County | Maryland | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,053 (±462) | 24,822 (exact) | 6,206,011 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 360 (±130) | 10,928 (±57) | 2,560,784 (±424) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 36.7% (±25.9 points) | 26.9% (±4.0 points) | 32.4% (±0.3 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | — | $1,013 (±$79) | $1,705 (±$8) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $39,559 (±$19,214) | $64,943 (±$8,347) | $103,678 (±$597) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $54,000 (±$44,367) | $173,200 (±$13,009) | $419,900 (±$1,385) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $929 (±$51) | $1,591 (±$118) | $4,093 (±$21) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 18.0% (±23.1 points) | 42.0% (±4.6 points) | 51.2% (±0.4 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 36.7 minutes (±42.1) | 24.5 minutes (±2.2) | 31.1 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 84.4% (±14.7 points) | 83.4% (±2.7 points) | 92.4% (±0.2 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 30.3 years (±16.0) | 38.1 years (±0.7) | 39.4 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Eden covers 5.6 square miles of land, about 189 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Eden has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 765 (±207) | 1,053 (±462) | +37.6% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 353 (±94) | 360 (±130) | +2.0% | Not a measurable change |
| Median household income | $30,524 (±$4,778) | $39,559 (±$19,214) | +29.6% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $944 (±$296) | $2,186 (±$491) | +131.6% | Up after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $1,150 (±$300) | $929 (±$51) | −19.2% | Down after inflation |
| Households that rent | 37.1% (±17.1 points) | 36.7% (±25.9 points) | −0.4 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±21.7 points) | 0.0% (±27.0 points) | 0.0 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Somerset County
Eden has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Somerset County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Somerset County recorded 332 violent and 817 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
ZIP codes in Eden
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21822 | 15% | 2,926 | $1,614 | $277,700 | $84,479 |
A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.
Places near Eden
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruitland | 3.3 mi | $1,586 | $227,200 | 32.3% |
| Princess Anne | 5.5 mi | $1,048 | $231,900 | 57.3% |
| Mount Vernon | 7.6 mi | — | $163,500 | 5.7% |
| Salisbury | 7.7 mi | $1,318 | $227,300 | 72.9% |
| Hebron | 10 mi | $1,556 | $235,300 | 27.2% |
| Delmar | 12 mi | $1,607 | $226,500 | 47.0% |
| Mardela Springs | 14 mi | $1,364 | $247,200 | 22.6% |
| Delmar | 15 mi | $906 | $232,800 | 35.6% |
HUD Fair Market Rent for Eden, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $905 | $910 | $1,144 | $1,498 | $1,504 |
HUD income limits for Eden, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $19,950 | $33,250 | $53,200 |
| 2 people | $22,800 | $38,000 | $60,800 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $42,750 | $68,400 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $47,500 | $76,000 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $51,300 | $82,100 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $55,100 | $88,200 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $58,900 | $94,250 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $62,700 | $100,350 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Somerset County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $89,800.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Eden is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Eden
What is the median household income in Eden?
The median household income in Eden is $39,559 (±$19,214) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Eden?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Eden, MD is $2,186 (±$491) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Eden?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Eden, MD is $929 (±$51) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the most common way to heat a home in Eden?
Bottled or tank gas (propane) is the most common heating fuel in Eden, used by 63.9% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Eden growing?
Eden, MD had an estimated 1,053 residents in 2020–2024 and 765 in 2015–2019, a change of +37.6%: not a measurable change by the Census Bureau’s test.
Is Eden growing?
In Eden, the number of residents went from 765 in 2015–2019 to 1,053 in 2020–2024 (+37.6%), not a measurable change.
What ZIP codes are in Eden?
The ZIP code that covers Eden is 21822.
What is the median rent in ZIP code 21822?
The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 21822 is $1,614 (±$727) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Eden CDP, Maryland
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Eden CDP, Maryland
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Eden CDP, Maryland
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Eden CDP, Maryland
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Eden CDP, Maryland
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Eden CDP, Maryland
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Eden CDP, Maryland
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Somerset County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Somerset County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Eden CDP, Maryland (place:24850, in state:24).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .