Best PlacesMariposa, Glendale, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mariposa, Glendale, 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.
Mariposa, Glendale ranks 3,796th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Mariposa, Glendale
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.
Mariposa, Glendale's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mariposa, Glendale ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 264 pleasant days a year, better than 95% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
Where Mariposa, Glendale ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Mariposa, Glendale
A household needs to earn about $178,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mariposa, Glendale home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $56,648, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Mariposa, Glendale's effective rate of 0.60%, 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 Mariposa, Glendale
Mariposa, Glendale's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Mariposa, Glendale.
Who works in Mariposa, Glendale, and how
Work in Mariposa, Glendale centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 68%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 13%
Life in Mariposa, Glendale
The coast is about 19 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Mariposa, Glendale, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Mariposa, Glendale, month by month
Mariposa, Glendale sees roughly 264 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 69, with lows near 44. The comfortable stretch runs September through July.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69° | 56° | 44° |
| April | 77° | 63° | 53° |
| July | 90° | 75° | 65° |
| October | 84° | 69° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Mariposa, Glendale
Bob Hope sits about 8 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 3.1 million passengers in 2025, with 54 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Mariposa, Glendale
Schools across Mariposa, Glendale average a C, better than 44% of neighborhoods.
Top high schools
- Glendale HighB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mariposa, Glendale school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mariposa, Glendale 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 Mariposa, Glendale against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Mariposa, Glendale
Is Mariposa, Glendale a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mariposa, Glendale ranks 3,796th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on big-city access, the weather, and biking, and lowest on internet speeds and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mariposa, Glendale expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $700,978. The overall cost of living runs about 44% above the national average. Set against a $56,648 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Mariposa, Glendale safe?
Yes, Mariposa, Glendale is safer than 57% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $437 per resident a year.
Compare Mariposa, Glendale with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mariposa, Glendale. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mariposa, Glendale 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.
Mariposa, Glendale detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mariposa, Glendale: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mariposa, Glendale: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mariposa, Glendale: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mariposa, Glendale: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mariposa, Glendale 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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