Best PlacesGlen Allen, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Glen Allen, 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 Allen ranks 44,031st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Glen Allen
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 Allen's strengths and weaknesses
Where Glen Allen ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 98% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 78% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 77% of towns
- Cheap childcare$635 a month, better than 75% of towns
Where Glen Allen ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Glen Allen
A household needs to earn about $34,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Glen Allen home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $50,823, 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 Glen Allen's effective rate of 0.22%, 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 4 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 Allen
Glen Allen runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Glen Allen.
Who works in Glen Allen, and how
Work in Glen Allen centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 98%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Glen Allen
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Glen Allen.
What the weather is like in Glen Allen, month by month
Glen Allen sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 43° | 34° |
| April | 77° | 62° | 49° |
| July | 95° | 80° | 70° |
| October | 80° | 63° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Glen Allen
The nearest airport, Golden Triangle Regional, is about 58 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 150 miles away.
The best schools in and around Glen Allen
Schools across Glen Allen average a C+, better than 49% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Winfield Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Top middle schools
- Winfield Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Winfield High SchoolB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Glen Allen school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Glen Allen 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 Allen against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Glen Allen
Is Glen Allen a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Glen Allen ranks 44,031st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, state infrastructure, and a stable housing market, and lowest on summer heat and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Glen Allen expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $143,410. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $50,823 median income, cost of living beats 25% of towns.
Is Glen Allen safe?
Glen Allen is safer than 24% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $396 per resident a year.
Compare Glen Allen with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Glen Allen. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Glen Allen 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 Allen detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Glen Allen: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Glen Allen: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Glen Allen: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Glen Allen: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Glen Allen 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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