Best PlacesGlenmoore, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Glenmoore, 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.
Glenmoore ranks 404th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Glenmoore
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.
Glenmoore's strengths and weaknesses
Where Glenmoore ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 99% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 98% of towns
- Household income$165,889 median, better than 98% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 97% of towns
Where Glenmoore ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,310 a month, better than only 9% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 16% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 20% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Glenmoore
A household needs to earn about $156,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Glenmoore home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $165,889, 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 Glenmoore's effective rate of 1.31%, 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 Glenmoore
Glenmoore 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 Glenmoore.
Who works in Glenmoore, and how
Work in Glenmoore centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 27%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Glenmoore
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Glenmoore.
What the weather is like in Glenmoore, month by month
Glenmoore sees roughly 79 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 32° | 26° |
| April | 62° | 53° | 44° |
| July | 84° | 76° | 68° |
| October | 66° | 57° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Glenmoore
The nearest airport, Lancaster, is about 28 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 31 miles away.
The best schools in and around Glenmoore
Schools across Glenmoore average an A, better than 96% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- French Creek El SchA+ · 90% proficient
- West Vincent El SchA+ · 85% proficient
- Brandywine-wallace El SchA+ · 84% proficient
Top middle schools
- Owen J Roberts MsA+ · 70% proficient
- Marsh Creek Sixth Grade CenterA+ · 68% proficient
- Great Valley MsA · 64% proficient
Top high schools
- Downingtown Stem AcademyA+ · 98% proficient
- Great Valley HsA+ · 90% proficient
- Downingtown Hs West CampusA+ · 81% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Glenmoore school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Glenmoore 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 Glenmoore against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Glenmoore
Is Glenmoore a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Glenmoore ranks 404th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on health care access, what local pay buys, and high incomes, and lowest on childcare costs and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Glenmoore expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $557,736. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $165,889 median income, cost of living beats 98% of towns.
Is Glenmoore safe?
Yes, Glenmoore is safer than 85% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $171 per resident a year.
Compare Glenmoore with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Glenmoore. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Glenmoore 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.
Glenmoore detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Glenmoore: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Glenmoore: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Glenmoore: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Glenmoore: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Glenmoore 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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