Best PlacesGlengary, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Glengary, 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.
Glengary ranks 31,240th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Glengary
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.
Glengary's strengths and weaknesses
Where Glengary ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 91% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 88% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 84% of towns
Where Glengary ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 10% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 10% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Glengary
A household needs to earn about $127,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Glengary home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $52,755, 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 Glengary's effective rate of 0.44%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Glengary
Glengary runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Glengary.
Who works in Glengary, and how
Work in Glengary centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Glengary
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Glengary.
What the weather is like in Glengary, month by month
Glengary sees roughly 99 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 29° | 26° |
| April | 57° | 44° | 35° |
| July | 85° | 68° | 52° |
| October | 56° | 44° | 36° |
Flying in and out of Glengary
The nearest airport, Spokane International, is about 75 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Seattle-Tacoma International, about 277 miles away.
The best schools in and around Glengary
Schools across Glengary average a B+, better than 77% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Northside Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Priest Lake Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Valley View Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sandpoint Middle SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Boundary County Middle SchoolA− · 54% proficient
- Priest River Jr High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Sandpoint High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Bonners Ferry High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Priest River Lamanna HighC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Glengary school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Glengary 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 Glengary against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Glengary
Is Glengary a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Glengary ranks 31,240th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, low crime, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on an overheated housing market and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Glengary expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $511,507. The overall cost of living runs about 5% above the national average. Set against a $52,755 median income, cost of living beats 6% of towns.
Is Glengary safe?
Yes, Glengary is safer than 94% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $179 per resident a year.
Compare Glengary with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Glengary. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Glengary 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.
Glengary detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Glengary: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Glengary: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Glengary: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Glengary: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Glengary 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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