Best PlacesGlencoe, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Glencoe, 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.
Glencoe ranks 42,672nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Glencoe
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.
Glencoe's strengths and weaknesses
Where Glencoe ranks high
- QuietBetter than 93% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 149 pleasant days a year, better than 92% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 87% of towns
- Household income$87,743 median, better than 74% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 70% of towns
Where Glencoe ranks low
- Short commute48.9 minutes each way, better than only 1% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Glencoe
A household needs to earn about $120,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Glencoe home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $87,743, 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 Glencoe's effective rate of 0.80%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Glencoe
Glencoe runs older than the country, 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 Glencoe.
Who works in Glencoe, and how
Work in Glencoe centers on health care & social and utilities. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 67%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Glencoe
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Glencoe.
What the weather is like in Glencoe, month by month
Glencoe sees roughly 149 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 46° | 37° |
| April | 71° | 57° | 43° |
| July | 97° | 80° | 61° |
| October | 79° | 63° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Glencoe
The nearest airport, Stockton Metro, is about 49 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 61 miles away.
The best schools in and around Glencoe
Schools across Glencoe average a C−, better than 19% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mokelumne Hill ElementaryD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Toyon MiddleD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Calaveras HighC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Glencoe school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Glencoe 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 Glencoe against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Glencoe
Is Glencoe a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Glencoe ranks 42,672nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, the weather, and big-city access, and lowest on long commutes and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Glencoe expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $459,100. The overall cost of living runs about 7% above the national average. Set against a $87,743 median income, cost of living beats 45% of towns.
Is Glencoe safe?
Glencoe is safer than 16% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $490 per resident a year.
Compare Glencoe with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Glencoe. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Glencoe 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.
Glencoe detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Glencoe: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Glencoe: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Glencoe: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Glencoe: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Glencoe 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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