Best PlacesCitrus Grove, Glendale, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Citrus Grove, Glendale, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Citrus Grove, Glendale ranks 3,726th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Citrus Grove, Glendale
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Citrus Grove, Glendale's strengths and weaknesses
Where Citrus Grove, Glendale ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 245 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
Where Citrus Grove, Glendale ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Citrus Grove, Glendale
A household needs to earn about $167,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Citrus Grove, Glendale home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $67,866, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Citrus Grove, Glendale's effective rate of 0.66%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Citrus Grove, Glendale
Citrus Grove, Glendale's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Citrus Grove, Glendale.
Who works in Citrus Grove, Glendale, and how
Work in Citrus Grove, Glendale centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Citrus Grove, Glendale
Citrus Grove, Glendale has more restaurants and bars per resident than 71% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 19 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Citrus Grove, Glendale and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Citrus Grove, Glendale, month by month
Citrus Grove, Glendale sees roughly 245 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 69, with lows near 44. The comfortable stretch runs September through July.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69° | 56° | 44° |
| April | 77° | 63° | 53° |
| July | 90° | 75° | 65° |
| October | 84° | 69° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Citrus Grove, Glendale
Bob Hope sits about 8 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 3.1 million passengers in 2025, with 54 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Citrus Grove, Glendale
Schools across Citrus Grove, Glendale average a C+, better than 54% of neighborhoods.
Top high schools
- Glendale HighB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Citrus Grove, Glendale school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Citrus Grove, Glendale measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Citrus Grove, Glendale against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Citrus Grove, Glendale
Is Citrus Grove, Glendale a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Citrus Grove, Glendale ranks 3,726th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on big-city access, the weather, and walkability, and lowest on air quality and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Citrus Grove, Glendale expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $651,628. The overall cost of living runs about 45% above the national average. Set against a $67,866 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Citrus Grove, Glendale safe?
Yes, Citrus Grove, Glendale is safer than 56% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $438 per resident a year.
Compare Citrus Grove, Glendale with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Citrus Grove, Glendale. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Citrus Grove, Glendale represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Citrus Grove, Glendale detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Citrus Grove, Glendale: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Citrus Grove, Glendale: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Citrus Grove, Glendale: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Citrus Grove, Glendale: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Citrus Grove, Glendale detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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