Best PlacesGlasgo, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Glasgo, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Glasgo ranks 8,478th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Glasgo
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.
Glasgo's strengths and weaknesses
Where Glasgo ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 92% of towns
Where Glasgo ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,310 a month, better than only 9% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 11% of towns
- Short commute34.0 minutes each way, better than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Glasgo
A household needs to earn about $94,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Glasgo home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $101,011, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Glasgo's effective rate of 1.47%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Glasgo
Glasgo runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Glasgo.
Who works in Glasgo, and how
Work in Glasgo centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Glasgo
The coast is about 30 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Glasgo, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Glasgo, month by month
Glasgo sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 59° | 48° | 39° |
| July | 84° | 74° | 65° |
| October | 68° | 57° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Glasgo
The nearest airport, Westerly State, is about 15 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 49 miles away.
The best schools in and around Glasgo
Schools across Glasgo average a B−, better than 60% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- North Stonington Elementary SchoolA · 67% proficient
- Voluntown Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Preston Veterans' Memorial SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Griswold Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
- Preston Plains SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Wheeler High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
- Griswold High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Glasgo school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Glasgo 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 Glasgo against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Glasgo
Is Glasgo a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Glasgo ranks 8,478th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, fast internet, and tree cover, and lowest on state finances and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Glasgo expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $331,255. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $101,011 median income, cost of living beats 84% of towns.
Is Glasgo safe?
Yes, Glasgo is safer than 70% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $183 per resident a year.
Compare Glasgo with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Glasgo. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Glasgo 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.
Glasgo detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Glasgo: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Glasgo: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Glasgo: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Glasgo: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Glasgo 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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