Best PlacesGlenwood Meadows, Sacramento, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Glenwood Meadows, Sacramento, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Glenwood Meadows, Sacramento ranks 3,925th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Glenwood Meadows, Sacramento
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.
Glenwood Meadows, Sacramento's strengths and weaknesses
Where Glenwood Meadows, Sacramento ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 151 pleasant days a year, better than 76% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 75% of neighborhoods
Where Glenwood Meadows, Sacramento ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 26% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Glenwood Meadows, Sacramento
A household needs to earn about $110,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Glenwood Meadows, Sacramento home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $81,043, 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 Glenwood Meadows, Sacramento's effective rate of 0.57%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Glenwood Meadows, Sacramento
Glenwood Meadows, Sacramento runs younger 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 Glenwood Meadows, Sacramento.
Who works in Glenwood Meadows, Sacramento, and how
Work in Glenwood Meadows, Sacramento centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Glenwood Meadows, Sacramento
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Glenwood Meadows, Sacramento.
What the weather is like in Glenwood Meadows, Sacramento, month by month
Glenwood Meadows, Sacramento sees roughly 151 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 41. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 48° | 41° |
| April | 75° | 60° | 49° |
| July | 97° | 78° | 63° |
| October | 80° | 65° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Glenwood Meadows, Sacramento
Sacramento International sits about 8 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 6.8 million passengers in 2025, with 85 nonstop destinations.
Glenwood Meadows, Sacramento 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 Glenwood Meadows, Sacramento against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Glenwood Meadows, Sacramento
Is Glenwood Meadows, Sacramento a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Glenwood Meadows, Sacramento ranks 3,925th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on few empty homes, low property taxes, and a strong job market, and lowest on education levels and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Glenwood Meadows, Sacramento expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $435,143. The overall cost of living runs about 14% above the national average. Set against a $81,043 median income, cost of living beats 31% of neighborhoods.
Is Glenwood Meadows, Sacramento safe?
Glenwood Meadows, Sacramento is safer than 49% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $482 per resident a year.
Compare Glenwood Meadows, Sacramento with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Glenwood Meadows, Sacramento. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Glenwood Meadows, Sacramento 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.
Glenwood Meadows, Sacramento detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Glenwood Meadows, Sacramento: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Glenwood Meadows, Sacramento: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Glenwood Meadows, Sacramento: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Glenwood Meadows, Sacramento: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Glenwood Meadows, Sacramento 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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