Best PlacesPacific Edison, Glendale, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pacific Edison, 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.
Pacific Edison, Glendale ranks 3,711th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Pacific Edison, 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.
Pacific Edison, Glendale's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pacific Edison, Glendale ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 247 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
Where Pacific Edison, 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
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Pacific Edison, Glendale
A household needs to earn about $279,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pacific Edison, Glendale home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $67,654, 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 Pacific Edison, Glendale's effective rate of 0.54%, 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 Pacific Edison, Glendale
Pacific Edison, 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 Pacific Edison, Glendale.
Who works in Pacific Edison, Glendale, and how
Work in Pacific Edison, Glendale centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in Pacific Edison, Glendale
Pacific Edison, Glendale has more restaurants and bars per resident than 69% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 18 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Pacific Edison, Glendale and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Pacific Edison, Glendale, month by month
Pacific Edison, Glendale sees roughly 247 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 Pacific Edison, Glendale
Bob Hope sits about 7 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 Pacific Edison, Glendale
Schools across Pacific Edison, Glendale average a C+, better than 48% of neighborhoods.
Top high schools
- Herbert Hoover HighB · 46% proficient
- Glendale HighB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pacific Edison, Glendale school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pacific Edison, 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 Pacific Edison, Glendale against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Pacific Edison, Glendale
Is Pacific Edison, Glendale a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pacific Edison, Glendale ranks 3,711th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cell coverage, transit, and big-city access, 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 Pacific Edison, Glendale expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,106,027. The overall cost of living runs about 39% above the national average. Set against a $67,654 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Pacific Edison, Glendale safe?
Pacific Edison, Glendale is safer than 40% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $536 per resident a year.
Compare Pacific Edison, Glendale with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pacific Edison, Glendale. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pacific Edison, 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.
Pacific Edison, Glendale detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pacific Edison, Glendale: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pacific Edison, Glendale: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pacific Edison, Glendale: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pacific Edison, Glendale: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pacific Edison, 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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