Best PlacesForest Glen, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Forest Glen, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Forest Glen ranks 47,499th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Forest Glen
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.
Forest Glen's strengths and weaknesses
Where Forest Glen ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 92% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 118 pleasant days a year, better than 79% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 77% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 76% of towns
Where Forest Glen ranks low
- Short commute47.4 minutes each way, better than only 1% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 3% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 4% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 7% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Forest Glen
A household needs to earn about $59,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Forest Glen home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $51,804, 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 Forest Glen's effective rate of 0.50%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Forest Glen
Forest Glen runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Forest Glen.
Who works in Forest Glen, and how
Work in Forest Glen centers on agriculture & forestry and real estate. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 55%
- Work from home 40%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Forest Glen
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Forest Glen.
What the weather is like in Forest Glen, month by month
Forest Glen sees roughly 118 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 99 degrees. January highs sit near 56, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 45° | 39° |
| April | 71° | 58° | 47° |
| July | 99° | 82° | 66° |
| October | 78° | 62° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Forest Glen
The nearest airport, Redding Regional, is about 52 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 147 miles away.
The best schools in and around Forest Glen
Schools across Forest Glen average a B−, better than 61% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hayfork ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- Van Duzen ElementaryC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Hayfork HighB+ · 52% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Forest Glen school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Forest Glen 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 Forest Glen against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Forest Glen
Is Forest Glen a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Forest Glen ranks 47,499th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, a strong job market, and the weather, and lowest on long commutes and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Forest Glen expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $235,309. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $51,804 median income, cost of living beats 10% of towns.
Is Forest Glen safe?
Forest Glen is safer than 10% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $597 per resident a year.
Compare Forest Glen with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Forest Glen. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Forest Glen 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.
Forest Glen detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Forest Glen: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Forest Glen: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Forest Glen: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Forest Glen: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Forest Glen 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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