Best PlacesGlenrock, NE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Glenrock, 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.
Glenrock ranks 23,466th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Glenrock
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.
Glenrock's strengths and weaknesses
Where Glenrock ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 99% of towns
- School gradeA, better than 91% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 89% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 87% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 83% of towns
Where Glenrock ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 55 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 13% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 17% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 19% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Glenrock
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Glenrock home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $61,071, 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 Glenrock's effective rate of 1.27%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Glenrock
Glenrock'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 Glenrock.
Who works in Glenrock, and how
Work in Glenrock 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 97%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Glenrock
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Glenrock.
What the weather is like in Glenrock, month by month
Glenrock sees roughly 55 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 26° | 19° |
| April | 66° | 52° | 42° |
| July | 86° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 67° | 55° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Glenrock
The nearest airport, Lincoln, is about 54 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Eppley Airfield, about 59 miles away.
The best schools in and around Glenrock
Schools across Glenrock average an A, better than 91% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Elementary School At JohnsonA · 70% proficient
- Calvert ElementaryB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Auburn Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- High School At JohnsonA · 70% proficient
- Auburn High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Glenrock school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Glenrock 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 Glenrock against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Glenrock
Is Glenrock a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Glenrock ranks 23,466th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, good schools, and population health, and lowest on the weather and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Glenrock expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $169,800. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $61,071 median income, cost of living beats 45% of towns.
Is Glenrock safe?
Glenrock is safer than 51% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $289 per resident a year.
Compare Glenrock with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Glenrock. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Glenrock 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.
Glenrock detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Glenrock: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Glenrock: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Glenrock: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Glenrock: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Glenrock 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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