Best PlacesGlen Rose, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Glen Rose, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Glen Rose ranks 24,178th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Glen Rose
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 Rose's strengths and weaknesses
Where Glen Rose ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 81% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 79% of towns
- Cheap childcare$605 a month, better than 78% of towns
Where Glen Rose ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 9% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 11% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Glen Rose
A household needs to earn about $57,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Glen Rose home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $88,402, 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 Rose's effective rate of 0.50%, 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 Rose
Glen Rose runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Glen Rose.
Who works in Glen Rose, and how
Work in Glen Rose centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Glen Rose
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Glen Rose.
What the weather is like in Glen Rose, month by month
Glen Rose sees roughly 85 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 43° | 34° |
| April | 75° | 63° | 53° |
| July | 93° | 83° | 74° |
| October | 78° | 65° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Glen Rose
The nearest airport, Memorial Field, is about 20 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 162 miles away.
The best schools in and around Glen Rose
Schools across Glen Rose average a C, better than 38% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Westbrook Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Glen Rose Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Magnet Cove Elementary SchoolC · 31% proficient
Top middle schools
- Harmony Grove Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
- Glen Rose Middle SchoolB− · 39% proficient
- Harmony Grove Junior High SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Magnet Cove High SchoolC · 30% proficient
- Glen Rose High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Harmony Grove High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Glen Rose school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Glen Rose 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 Rose against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Glen Rose
Is Glen Rose a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Glen Rose ranks 24,178th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, state finances, and tree cover, and lowest on air quality and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Glen Rose expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $225,623. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $88,402 median income, cost of living beats 79% of towns.
Is Glen Rose safe?
Yes, Glen Rose is safer than 76% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $337 per resident a year.
Compare Glen Rose with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Glen Rose. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Glen Rose 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 Rose detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Glen Rose: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Glen Rose: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Glen Rose: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Glen Rose: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Glen Rose 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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