Best PlacesTropico, Glendale, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tropico, 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.
Tropico, Glendale ranks 3,081st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Tropico, 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.
Tropico, Glendale's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tropico, Glendale ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 301 pleasant days a year, better than 97% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
Where Tropico, Glendale ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
Who lives in Tropico, Glendale
Tropico, Glendale's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Tropico, Glendale.
Who works in Tropico, Glendale, and how
Work in Tropico, Glendale centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 62%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 16%
Life in Tropico, Glendale
Tropico, Glendale has more restaurants and bars per resident than 80% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 17 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Tropico, Glendale and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Tropico, Glendale, month by month
Tropico, Glendale sees roughly 301 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 70, with lows near 48. Every month averages in that range.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 70° | 58° | 48° |
| April | 76° | 64° | 55° |
| July | 85° | 73° | 65° |
| October | 82° | 69° | 60° |
Flying in and out of Tropico, 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 Tropico, Glendale
Schools across Tropico, Glendale average a C, better than 45% 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 Tropico, Glendale school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tropico, 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 Tropico, Glendale against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Tropico, Glendale
Is Tropico, Glendale a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tropico, Glendale ranks 3,081st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on the weather, big-city access, and transit, and lowest on air quality and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Tropico, Glendale safe?
Tropico, Glendale is safer than 38% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $542 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Tropico, Glendale?
July highs average about 85 degrees, and January highs near 70 with lows near 48. That works out to about 301 pleasant days a year, more than 97% of neighborhoods.
Compare Tropico, Glendale with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tropico, Glendale. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tropico, 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.
Tropico, Glendale detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tropico, Glendale: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tropico, Glendale: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tropico, Glendale: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tropico, Glendale: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tropico, 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.
- 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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