Best PlacesGlendon, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Glendon, 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.
Glendon ranks 4,687th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Glendon
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.
Glendon's strengths and weaknesses
Where Glendon ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 98% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 98% of towns
- BikingBetter than 98% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 98% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 97% of towns
Where Glendon ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 2% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 57 pleasant days a year, better than only 5% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 19% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Glendon
A household needs to earn about $107,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Glendon home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $108,421, 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 Glendon's effective rate of 1.22%, 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 Glendon
Glendon runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Glendon.
Who works in Glendon, and how
Work in Glendon centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 28%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Glendon
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Glendon.
What the weather is like in Glendon, month by month
Glendon sees roughly 57 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 32° | 22° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 40° |
| July | 89° | 77° | 65° |
| October | 69° | 57° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Glendon
The nearest airport, Lehigh Valley International, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 55 miles away.
The best schools in and around Glendon
Schools across Glendon average a B, better than 75% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Wilson Borough El SchB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wilson Area Intermediate SchC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Wilson Area HsA · 75% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Glendon school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Glendon 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 Glendon against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Glendon
Is Glendon a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Glendon ranks 4,687th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cell coverage, civic engagement, and biking, and lowest on noise and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Glendon expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $388,600. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $108,421 median income, cost of living beats 93% of towns.
Is Glendon safe?
Yes, Glendon is safer than 60% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $228 per resident a year.
Compare Glendon with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Glendon. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Glendon 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.
Glendon detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Glendon: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Glendon: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Glendon: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Glendon: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Glendon 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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