Best PlacesGlencliff, NH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Glencliff, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Glencliff ranks 17,386th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Glencliff
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.
Glencliff's strengths and weaknesses
Where Glencliff ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 95% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 87% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 86% of towns
Where Glencliff ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 56 pleasant days a year, better than only 3% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 10% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Glencliff
A household needs to earn about $76,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Glencliff home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $66,271, 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 Glencliff's effective rate of 1.20%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Glencliff
Glencliff 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 Glencliff.
Who works in Glencliff, and how
Work in Glencliff centers on retail trade and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Glencliff
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Glencliff.
What the weather is like in Glencliff, month by month
Glencliff sees roughly 56 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 13. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 23° | 13° |
| April | 57° | 43° | 32° |
| July | 84° | 69° | 57° |
| October | 63° | 49° | 38° |
Flying in and out of Glencliff
The nearest airport, Lebanon Municipal, is about 32 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 121 miles away.
The best schools in and around Glencliff
Schools across Glencliff average a B−, better than 56% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Piermont Village SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Warren Village SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Lin-wood Public School (elem)B− · 44% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lin-wood Public School (middle)C · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- Lin-wood Public School (high)C− · 27% proficient
- Woodsville High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Glencliff school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Glencliff 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 Glencliff against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Glencliff
Is Glencliff a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Glencliff ranks 17,386th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, clean air, and low crime, and lowest on the weather and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Glencliff expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $275,736. The overall cost of living runs about 1% above the national average. Set against a $66,271 median income, cost of living beats 25% of towns.
Is Glencliff safe?
Yes, Glencliff is safer than 95% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $152 per resident a year.
Compare Glencliff with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Glencliff. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Glencliff 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.
Glencliff detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Glencliff: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Glencliff: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Glencliff: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Glencliff: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Glencliff 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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