Best PlacesGlidden, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Glidden, 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.
Glidden ranks 25,925th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Glidden
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.
Glidden's strengths and weaknesses
Where Glidden ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 171 pleasant days a year, better than 97% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 86% of towns
- Household income$97,402 median, better than 83% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 81% of towns
Where Glidden ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 1% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 9% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 11% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Glidden
A household needs to earn about $59,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Glidden home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $97,402, 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 Glidden's effective rate of 0.69%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Glidden
Glidden runs older 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 Glidden.
Who works in Glidden, and how
Work in Glidden centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Glidden
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Glidden.
What the weather is like in Glidden, month by month
Glidden sees roughly 171 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 43. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 52° | 43° |
| April | 81° | 70° | 61° |
| July | 96° | 85° | 76° |
| October | 84° | 72° | 62° |
Flying in and out of Glidden
The nearest airport, Victoria Regional, is about 61 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Austin-Bergstrom International, about 73 miles away.
The best schools in and around Glidden
Schools across Glidden average a C+, better than 52% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sheridan ElA− · 62% proficient
- Weimar ElB+ · 53% proficient
- Columbus ElC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Weimar J HB · 43% proficient
- Columbus J HB− · 39% proficient
- Rice JhC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Weimar H SA− · 60% proficient
- Columbus H SC+ · 40% proficient
- Rice H SC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Glidden school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Glidden 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 Glidden against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Glidden
Is Glidden a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Glidden ranks 25,925th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, low taxes, and what local pay buys, and lowest on noise and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Glidden expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $229,420. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $97,402 median income, cost of living beats 86% of towns.
Is Glidden safe?
Glidden is safer than 43% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $364 per resident a year.
Compare Glidden with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Glidden. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Glidden 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.
Glidden detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Glidden: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Glidden: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Glidden: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Glidden: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Glidden 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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