Best PlacesGlenwood, NM Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Glenwood, 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.
Glenwood ranks 48,295th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Glenwood
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's strengths and weaknesses
Where Glenwood ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 167 pleasant days a year, better than 96% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 95% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 73% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 72% of towns
Where Glenwood ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$31,380 median, better than only 3% of towns
Who lives in Glenwood
Glenwood runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Glenwood.
Who works in Glenwood, and how
Work in Glenwood centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Glenwood
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Glenwood.
What the weather is like in Glenwood, month by month
Glenwood sees roughly 167 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 104 degrees. January highs sit near 62, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs March, April, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 46° | 31° |
| April | 85° | 67° | 47° |
| July | 104° | 88° | 73° |
| October | 86° | 68° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Glenwood
The nearest airport, Grant County, is about 64 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 176 miles away.
The best schools in and around Glenwood
Schools across Glenwood average a C, better than 31% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Metcalf Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Reserve ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Fairbanks Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Cliff HighB · 50% proficient
- Morenci High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Reserve HighC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Glenwood school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Glenwood 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 against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Glenwood
Is Glenwood a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Glenwood ranks 48,295th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, the weather, and low property taxes, and lowest on summer heat and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Glenwood safe?
Glenwood is safer than 10% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $764 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Glenwood?
July highs average about 104 degrees, and January highs near 62 with lows near 31. That works out to about 167 pleasant days a year, more than 96% of towns.
Compare Glenwood with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Glenwood. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Glenwood 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 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Glenwood: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Glenwood: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Glenwood: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Glenwood: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Glenwood 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.
- 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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