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Do you like your neighborhood?
Is it friendly, and where everyone knows their neighbors?
No matter if you live in the sticks or in an apartment building in downtown Glendale, you have a little pocket that you can call home. And each neighborhood is different.
Smaller neighborhoods usually have obvious benefits -- less crime, a slower pace of life, and a lower cost of living. But not all Glendale neighborhoods are created equal. Some are better than others. But which ones?
Instead of relying on public opinion and speculation, we wanted to get the facts straight and find out which neighborhoods in Glendale are the best. If you're in one of the places we're about to highlight, odds are you know you've got it made. So, if you're thinking of moving to Arizona and Glendale is on the top of your list, check out our best neighborhoods to live in.
Here are the best neighborhoods in Glendale for 2020:
- Riviera Drive Estates HOA (Homes)
- Glendale Sub Amended (Homes)
- Frier Drive Association (Homes)
- Wild Horse Ranch (Homes)
- Historic Thunderbird Estates (Homes)
- Manistee Ranch HOA (Homes)
- West Tree 62nd Avenue Division (Homes)
- Sexton/Smith Subdivision (Homes)
- Northern Manor West II (Homes)
- West Gardenia Association (Homes)
So what's the best neighborhood to live in Glendale for 2020? According to the most recent census data, Riviera Drive Estates Hoa looks to be the best Glendale neighborhood to live in.
Read on to see how we determined the places around Glendale that deserve a little bragging rights or maybe you're interested in the worst neighborhoods in Glendale.
Once you're done, you can look at the bottom of the story for a complete chart of every neighborhood we looked at from best to worst.
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The 10 Best Neighborhoods To Live In Glendale
Population: 28
Rank Last Year: 1 (No Change)
Median Home Value: $162,360 (37th best)
Median Income: $53,977 (42nd best)
More on Riviera Drive Estates Hoa: Homes For Sale | Data
Population: 54
Rank Last Year: 2 (No Change)
Median Home Value: $141,640 (22nd best)
Median Income: $28,986 (Seventh best)
More on Glendale Sub Amended: Homes For Sale | Data
Population: 41
Rank Last Year: 3 (No Change)
Median Home Value: $141,640 (22nd best)
Median Income: $28,986 (Seventh best)
More on Frier Drive Association: Homes For Sale | Data
Population: 183
Rank Last Year: 4 (No Change)
Median Home Value: $163,507 (40th best)
Median Income: $71,382 (65th best)
More on Wild Horse Ranch: Homes For Sale | Data
Population: 278
Rank Last Year: 5 (No Change)
Median Home Value: $141,640 (22nd best)
Median Income: $42,565 (18th best)
More on Historic Thunderbird Estates: Homes For Sale | Data
Population: 552
Rank Last Year: 6 (No Change)
Median Home Value: $141,640 (22nd best)
Median Income: $27,114 (Sixth best)
More on Manistee Ranch Hoa: Homes For Sale | Data
Population: 22
Rank Last Year: 7 (No Change)
Median Home Value: $205,775 (73rd best)
Median Income: $76,719 (70th best)
More on West Tree 62nd Avenue Division: Homes For Sale | Data
Population: 38
Rank Last Year: 8 (No Change)
Median Home Value: $98,804 (First best)
Median Income: $20,573 (Third best)
More on Sexton/smith Subdivision: Homes For Sale | Data
Population: 45
Rank Last Year: 9 (No Change)
Median Home Value: $205,775 (73rd best)
Median Income: $76,719 (70th best)
More on Northern Manor West Ii: Homes For Sale | Data
Population: 30
Rank Last Year: 10 (No Change)
Median Home Value: $98,804 (First best)
Median Income: $20,573 (Third best)
More on West Gardenia Association: Homes For Sale | Data
How We Determined The Best Glendale, AZ Neighborhoods In 2020
In order to rank the best neighborhoods in Glendale, we had to determine what criteria defines a "best".
Using crime, census, and extrapolated BLS data, we arrived at the following set of criteria:
- High incomes
- Low unemployment rates
- Low crime
- High home prices
- High population densities (A proxy for things to do)
We then ranked each neighborhood with scores from 1 to 83 in each category, where 1 was the best.
Next, we averaged the rankings for each neighborhood to create a best neighborhood index.
And finally, we crowned the neighborhood with the lowest best neighborhood index the "Best City Neighborhood In Glendale." We're lookin' at you, Riviera Drive Estates Hoa.
Read on below to learn more about what it's like to live in the best places Glendale, Arizona has to offer. Or skip to the end to see the list of all the neighborhoods in the city from best to worst.
Putting A Bow On Our Analysis Of The Best Neighborhoods In Glendale
If you're measuring the neighborhoods in Glendale where crime is low and everyone wants to live, this is an accurate list.
As we mentioned earlier, the neighborhoods in Glendale aren't all good. Bethany Heights takes the title of the worst neighborhood to live in Glendale.
We ranked the neighborhoods from best to worst in the chart below.
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