Best PlacesGlen Alice, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Glen Alice, 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.
Glen Alice ranks 40,742nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Glen Alice
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.
Glen Alice's strengths and weaknesses
Where Glen Alice ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Short commute17.1 minutes each way, better than 95% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
- Cheap childcare$564 a month, better than 84% of towns
Where Glen Alice ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of towns
- Household income$36,901 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Glen Alice
A household needs to earn about $45,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Glen Alice home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $36,901, 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 Glen Alice's effective rate of 0.54%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Glen Alice
Glen Alice 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 Glen Alice.
Who works in Glen Alice, and how
Work in Glen Alice centers on transportation & warehousing and public administration. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Glen Alice
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Glen Alice.
What the weather is like in Glen Alice, month by month
Glen Alice sees roughly 87 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 36° | 29° |
| April | 68° | 56° | 46° |
| July | 84° | 74° | 66° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Glen Alice
The nearest airport, McGhee Tyson, is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 111 miles away.
The best schools in and around Glen Alice
Schools across Glen Alice average a B−, better than 65% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Dyllis Springs ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
- Spring City ElementaryB+ · 54% proficient
- Ridge View ElementaryC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Midway Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Spring City Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Rhea County High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Rockwood High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Glen Alice school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Glen Alice 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 Glen Alice against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Glen Alice
Is Glen Alice a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Glen Alice ranks 40,742nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, short commutes, and tree cover, and lowest on health outcomes and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Glen Alice expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $177,171. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $36,901 median income, cost of living beats 6% of towns.
Is Glen Alice safe?
Glen Alice is safer than 23% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $557 per resident a year.
Compare Glen Alice with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Glen Alice. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Glen Alice 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.
Glen Alice detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Glen Alice: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Glen Alice: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Glen Alice: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Glen Alice: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Glen Alice 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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