Best PlacesGlen Eden, Hayward, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Glen Eden, Hayward, 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.
Glen Eden, Hayward ranks 2,217th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Glen Eden, Hayward
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 Eden, Hayward's strengths and weaknesses
Where Glen Eden, Hayward ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 253 pleasant days a year, better than 95% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
Where Glen Eden, Hayward ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$2,082 a month, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Short commute30.4 minutes each way, better than only 17% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Glen Eden, Hayward
A household needs to earn about $211,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Glen Eden, Hayward home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $128,923, 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 Eden, Hayward's effective rate of 0.74%, 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 Glen Eden, Hayward
Glen Eden, Hayward's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Glen Eden, Hayward.
Who works in Glen Eden, Hayward, and how
Work in Glen Eden, Hayward centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Glen Eden, Hayward
The coast is about 27 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Glen Eden, Hayward, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Glen Eden, Hayward, month by month
Glen Eden, Hayward sees roughly 253 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 75 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 46. The comfortable stretch runs March through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 52° | 46° |
| April | 67° | 58° | 51° |
| July | 75° | 65° | 58° |
| October | 75° | 64° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Glen Eden, Hayward
San Francisco Bay Oakland International sits about 10 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 4.5 million passengers in 2025, with 64 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Glen Eden, Hayward
Schools across Glen Eden, Hayward average a B, better than 69% of neighborhoods.
Top high schools
- Impact Academy Of Arts & TechnologyB− · 41% proficient
- Leadership Public Schools - HaywardC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Glen Eden, Hayward school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Glen Eden, Hayward 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 Eden, Hayward against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Glen Eden, Hayward
Is Glen Eden, Hayward a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Glen Eden, Hayward ranks 2,217th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on the weather, fast internet, and few empty homes, and lowest on disaster risk and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Glen Eden, Hayward expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $812,696. The overall cost of living runs about 35% above the national average. Set against a $128,923 median income, cost of living beats 63% of neighborhoods.
Is Glen Eden, Hayward safe?
Yes, Glen Eden, Hayward is safer than 67% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $379 per resident a year.
Compare Glen Eden, Hayward with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Glen Eden, Hayward. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Glen Eden, Hayward 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 Eden, Hayward detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Glen Eden, Hayward: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Glen Eden, Hayward: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Glen Eden, Hayward: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Glen Eden, Hayward: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Glen Eden, Hayward 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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