Best PlacesGluckheim, MD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Gluckheim, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Gluckheim ranks 28,347th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Gluckheim
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.
Gluckheim's strengths and weaknesses
Where Gluckheim ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 91% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 84% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 82% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 78% of towns
- Household income$85,374 median, better than 71% of towns
Where Gluckheim ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 1% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 6% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 8% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 8% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Gluckheim
A household needs to earn about $82,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Gluckheim home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $85,374, 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 Gluckheim's effective rate of 0.80%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Gluckheim
Gluckheim runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Gluckheim.
Who works in Gluckheim, and how
Work in Gluckheim centers on health care & social and hospitality & food. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Gluckheim
The coast is about 25 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Gluckheim, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Gluckheim, month by month
Gluckheim sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 37° | 30° |
| April | 67° | 57° | 48° |
| July | 87° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 70° | 61° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Gluckheim
The nearest airport, Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional, is about 31 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall, about 55 miles away.
The best schools in and around Gluckheim
Schools across Gluckheim average a C−, better than 22% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- White Marsh ElementaryC− · 28% proficient
- Warwick Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Maple Elementary SchoolF · 6% proficient
Top middle schools
- Easton MiddleD · 23% proficient
- North Dorchester Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Mace's Lane Middle SchoolF · 9% proficient
Top high schools
- Easton HighB+ · 52% proficient
- North Dorchester High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Cambridge-south Dorchester High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Gluckheim school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Gluckheim 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 Gluckheim against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Gluckheim
Is Gluckheim a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Gluckheim ranks 28,347th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on big-city access, health care access, and civic engagement, and lowest on taxes and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Gluckheim expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $315,258. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $85,374 median income, cost of living beats 70% of towns.
Is Gluckheim safe?
Yes, Gluckheim is safer than 70% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $241 per resident a year.
Compare Gluckheim with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Gluckheim. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Gluckheim 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.
Gluckheim detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Gluckheim: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Gluckheim: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Gluckheim: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Gluckheim: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Gluckheim 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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