Best PlacesGlidewell, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Glidewell, 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.
Glidewell ranks 14,904th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Glidewell
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.
Glidewell's strengths and weaknesses
Where Glidewell ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 86% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 82% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 77% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 76% of towns
Where Glidewell ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 21% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 28% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Glidewell
A household needs to earn about $71,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Glidewell home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $84,717, 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 Glidewell's effective rate of 0.64%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Glidewell
Glidewell runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Glidewell.
Who works in Glidewell, and how
Work in Glidewell centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Glidewell
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Glidewell.
What the weather is like in Glidewell, month by month
Glidewell sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 34° | 23° |
| April | 71° | 57° | 44° |
| July | 92° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 74° | 59° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Glidewell
The nearest airport, Springfield-Branson Ntl, is about 5 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 155 miles away.
The best schools in and around Glidewell
Schools across Glidewell average a B, better than 70% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Willard East Elem.B+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Willard Intermediate NorthB+ · 51% proficient
Top high schools
- Willard HighB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Glidewell school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Glidewell 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 Glidewell against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Glidewell
Is Glidewell a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Glidewell ranks 14,904th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, an educated workforce, and what local pay buys, and lowest on a weak job market and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Glidewell expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $279,529. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $84,717 median income, cost of living beats 82% of towns.
Is Glidewell safe?
Yes, Glidewell is safer than 96% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $180 per resident a year.
Compare Glidewell with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Glidewell. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Glidewell 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.
Glidewell detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Glidewell: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Glidewell: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Glidewell: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Glidewell: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Glidewell 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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