Best PlacesGlencoe, MN 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. 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.
Glencoe ranks 10,239th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and taxes 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
- WalkabilityBetter than 96% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 95% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 93% of towns
- BikingBetter than 93% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 90% of towns
Where Glencoe ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 20% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 21% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 23% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Glencoe
A household needs to earn about $69,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Glencoe home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $77,285, 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 Glencoe's effective rate of 1.07%, 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 Glencoe
Glencoe's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Glencoe.
Who works in Glencoe, and how
Work in Glencoe centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
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 90 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 25, with lows near 10. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25° | 17° | 10° |
| April | 55° | 44° | 35° |
| July | 84° | 73° | 63° |
| October | 59° | 49° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Glencoe
Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain sits about 47 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 17.5 million passengers in 2025, with 195 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Glencoe
Schools across Glencoe average a B−, better than 55% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lakeside ElementaryB · 46% proficient
- Sibley East-gaylord ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- Lester Prairie ElementaryC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hutchinson MiddleA− · 52% proficient
- Sibley East Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Gsl Junior High SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Hutchinson Senior HighB+ · 56% proficient
- Glencoe-silver Lake Senior HighB · 47% proficient
- Sibley East-arlington Senior HighC+ · 35% 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 10,239th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on walkability, cell coverage, and state infrastructure, and lowest on taxes and noise. 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 $253,880. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $77,285 median income, cost of living beats 60% of towns.
Is Glencoe safe?
Yes, Glencoe is safer than 84% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $215 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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