Best PlacesGlenroy Village, Indianapolis, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Glenroy Village, Indianapolis, 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.
Glenroy Village, Indianapolis ranks 4,333rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Glenroy Village, Indianapolis
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.
Glenroy Village, Indianapolis' strengths and weaknesses
Where Glenroy Village, Indianapolis ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$808 a month, better than 88% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 80% of neighborhoods
Where Glenroy Village, Indianapolis ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 56 pleasant days a year, better than only 3% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Glenroy Village, Indianapolis
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Glenroy Village, Indianapolis home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $75,212, 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 Glenroy Village, Indianapolis' effective rate of 0.64%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Glenroy Village, Indianapolis
Glenroy Village, Indianapolis runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Glenroy Village, Indianapolis.
Who works in Glenroy Village, Indianapolis, and how
Work in Glenroy Village, Indianapolis centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Glenroy Village, Indianapolis
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Glenroy Village, Indianapolis.
What the weather is like in Glenroy Village, Indianapolis, month by month
Glenroy Village, Indianapolis sees roughly 56 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 30° | 21° |
| April | 67° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 70° | 57° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Glenroy Village, Indianapolis
Indianapolis International sits about 12 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 5.2 million passengers in 2025, with 92 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Glenroy Village, Indianapolis
Schools across Glenroy Village, Indianapolis average a D+, better than 22% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Lowell Elementary SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Merle Sidener Gifted AcademyA+ · 74% proficient
- Beech Grove Middle SchoolD− · 19% proficient
- Raymond Park Intermediate & MiddleD− · 16% proficient
Top high schools
- Warren Central High SchoolC · 30% proficient
- Beech Grove Sr High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Arsenal Technical High SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Glenroy Village, Indianapolis school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Glenroy Village, Indianapolis 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 Glenroy Village, Indianapolis against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Glenroy Village, Indianapolis
Is Glenroy Village, Indianapolis a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Glenroy Village, Indianapolis ranks 4,333rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, affordable childcare, and few empty homes, and lowest on the weather and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Glenroy Village, Indianapolis expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $182,335. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $75,212 median income, cost of living beats 63% of neighborhoods.
Is Glenroy Village, Indianapolis safe?
Glenroy Village, Indianapolis is safer than 17% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $665 per resident a year.
Compare Glenroy Village, Indianapolis with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Glenroy Village, Indianapolis. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Glenroy Village, Indianapolis 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.
Glenroy Village, Indianapolis detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Glenroy Village, Indianapolis: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Glenroy Village, Indianapolis: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Glenroy Village, Indianapolis: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Glenroy Village, Indianapolis: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Glenroy Village, Indianapolis 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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