Best PlacesGlenn, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Glenn, 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.
Glenn ranks 36,705th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Glenn
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.
Glenn's strengths and weaknesses
Where Glenn ranks high
- TransitBetter than 92% of towns
- Short commute18.6 minutes each way, better than 92% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 141 pleasant days a year, better than 89% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 78% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 76% of towns
Where Glenn ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 9% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Glenn
A household needs to earn about $87,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Glenn home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $66,848, 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 Glenn's effective rate of 0.49%, 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 Glenn
Glenn's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Glenn.
Who works in Glenn, and how
Work in Glenn centers on agriculture & forestry and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Glenn
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Glenn.
What the weather is like in Glenn, month by month
Glenn sees roughly 141 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 48° | 40° |
| April | 74° | 62° | 50° |
| July | 97° | 83° | 69° |
| October | 79° | 65° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Glenn
The nearest airport, Redding Regional, is about 64 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 67 miles away.
The best schools in and around Glenn
Schools across Glenn average a D, better than 9% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Durham ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- Princeton ElementaryD+ · 21% proficient
- Murdock ElementaryD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Durham IntermediateC− · 31% proficient
- Willows IntermediateD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Durham HighB · 47% proficient
- Hamilton HighC− · 28% proficient
- Willows HighD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Glenn school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Glenn 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 Glenn against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Glenn
Is Glenn a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Glenn ranks 36,705th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on transit, short commutes, and the weather, and lowest on a weak job market and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Glenn expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $349,322. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $66,848 median income, cost of living beats 22% of towns.
Is Glenn safe?
Glenn is safer than 40% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $394 per resident a year.
Compare Glenn with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Glenn. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Glenn 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.
Glenn detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Glenn: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Glenn: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Glenn: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Glenn: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Glenn 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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