Best PlacesGlory, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Glory, 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.
Glory ranks 11,846th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Glory
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.
Glory's strengths and weaknesses
Where Glory ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 98% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 96% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 93% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 88% of towns
Where Glory ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 7% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 15% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 17% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Glory
A household needs to earn about $72,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Glory home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $68,442; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Glory's effective rate of 0.44%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Glory
Glory 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 Glory.
Who works in Glory, and how
Work in Glory centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Glory
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Glory.
What the weather is like in Glory, month by month
Glory sees roughly 135 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 80 degrees. January highs sit near 22, with lows near 4. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22° | 13° | 4° |
| April | 51° | 39° | 30° |
| July | 80° | 68° | 56° |
| October | 54° | 44° | 36° |
Flying in and out of Glory
The nearest airport, Brainerd Lakes Regional, is about 25 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 108 miles away.
The best schools in and around Glory
Schools across Glory average a B+, better than 72% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Rippleside ElementaryB+ · 51% proficient
Top high schools
- Aitkin Secondary SchoolB · 49% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Glory school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Glory 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 Glory against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Glory
Is Glory a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Glory ranks 11,846th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, health care access, and low disaster risk, and lowest on biking and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Glory expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $291,091. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $68,442 median income, cost of living beats 29% of towns.
Is Glory safe?
Yes, Glory is safer than 88% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $196 per resident a year.
Compare Glory with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Glory. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Glory 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.
Glory detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Glory: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Glory: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Glory: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Glory: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Glory 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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