Best PlacesGlen Martin, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Glen Martin, 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.
Glen Martin ranks 25,247th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Glen Martin
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 Martin's strengths and weaknesses
Where Glen Martin ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 170 pleasant days a year, better than 97% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 96% of towns
- Household income$136,049 median, better than 96% of towns
Where Glen Martin ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 4% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- Short commute37.7 minutes each way, better than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Glen Martin
A household needs to earn about $130,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Glen Martin home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $136,049, 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 Martin's effective rate of 0.69%, 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 Martin
Glen Martin's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Glen Martin.
Who works in Glen Martin, and how
Work in Glen Martin centers on public administration and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 58%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 16%
Life in Glen Martin
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Glen Martin.
What the weather is like in Glen Martin, month by month
Glen Martin sees roughly 170 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 79 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 32° | 23° |
| April | 57° | 43° | 31° |
| July | 79° | 64° | 47° |
| October | 63° | 46° | 32° |
Flying in and out of Glen Martin
The nearest airport, San Bernardino International, is about 15 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Ontario International, about 36 miles away.
The best schools in and around Glen Martin
Schools across Glen Martin average a B, better than 69% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- FallsvaleA · 65% proficient
Top middle schools
- Big Bear MiddleC− · 29% proficient
- Mary P. Henck IntermediateD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Big Bear HighB · 50% proficient
- Yucaipa HighB− · 44% proficient
- Rim Of The World Senior HighD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Glen Martin school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Glen Martin 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 Martin against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Glen Martin
Is Glen Martin a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Glen Martin ranks 25,247th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on heat safety, quiet, and the weather, and lowest on air quality and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Glen Martin expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $505,063. The overall cost of living runs about 13% above the national average. Set against a $136,049 median income, cost of living beats 89% of towns.
Is Glen Martin safe?
Glen Martin is safer than 21% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $446 per resident a year.
Compare Glen Martin with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Glen Martin. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Glen Martin 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 Martin detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Glen Martin: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Glen Martin: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Glen Martin: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Glen Martin: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Glen Martin 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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