Best PlacesGlenhaven, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Glenhaven, 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.
Glenhaven ranks 45,129th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Glenhaven
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.
Glenhaven's strengths and weaknesses
Where Glenhaven ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 96% of towns
- TransitBetter than 93% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 90% of towns
- BikingBetter than 86% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 85% of towns
Where Glenhaven ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- School gradeD−, better than only 4% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Glenhaven
A household needs to earn about $132,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Glenhaven home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $66,617, 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 Glenhaven's effective rate of 0.85%, 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 Glenhaven
Glenhaven 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 Glenhaven.
Who works in Glenhaven, and how
Work in Glenhaven centers on public administration and hospitality & food. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 41%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 35%
Life in Glenhaven
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Glenhaven.
What the weather is like in Glenhaven, month by month
Glenhaven sees roughly 125 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 47° | 38° |
| April | 74° | 57° | 42° |
| July | 98° | 76° | 56° |
| October | 82° | 61° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Glenhaven
The nearest airport, Charles M Schulz/Sonoma County, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 66 miles away.
The best schools in and around Glenhaven
Schools across Glenhaven average a D−, better than 4% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lucerne ElementaryD · 20% proficient
- East LakeF · 6% proficient
Top high schools
- Lower Lake HighD− · 16% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Glenhaven school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Glenhaven 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 Glenhaven against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Glenhaven
Is Glenhaven a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Glenhaven ranks 45,129th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on clean air, transit, and an educated workforce, and lowest on summer heat and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Glenhaven expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $500,602. The overall cost of living runs about 8% above the national average. Set against a $66,617 median income, cost of living beats 23% of towns.
Is Glenhaven safe?
Glenhaven is safer than 15% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $499 per resident a year.
Compare Glenhaven with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Glenhaven. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Glenhaven 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.
Glenhaven detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Glenhaven: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Glenhaven: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Glenhaven: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Glenhaven: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Glenhaven 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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