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Everything else equal, I think we can all agree that living in a cheaper place is better than living in a more expensive place.
I'd much rather pay $500/mo in rent than $1,000. And I'd rather pay $2 for coffee than $5.
And while every neighbhorhood in Glendale might be more expensive than living in rural California, there are certain neighborhoods that are definitely cheaper.
So what exactly are those Glendale neighborhoods where your dollar goes a little further -- you can get that one bedroom instead of the studio?
Instead of relying on public opinion and speculation, we wanted to get the facts straight and find out which neighborhoods in Glendale are the cheapest.
The Cheapest Neighborhoods In Glendale For 2022
What's the cheapest neighborhood to live in Glendale for 2022? According to the most recent census data, Crescenta Highlands looks to be the cheaptest Glendale neighborhood to live in.
At this point we should make it clear that you do get what you pay for -- some of these neighborhoods might not be the best places to live in Glendale. You could be sacrificing location or crime rates in return for more space and cheaper groceries.
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 cheapest to most expensive.
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The 10 Cheapest Neighborhoods To Live In Glendale For 2022
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Population: 10,550
Cost Of Living Index: 160 (16th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 5.7 (3rd cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.009 (8th cheapest)
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Population: 823
Cost Of Living Index: 178 (25th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 4.5 (cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.007 (5th cheapest)
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Population: 742
Cost Of Living Index: 195 (33rd cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 5.4 (2nd cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.007 (4th cheapest)
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Population: 10,395
Cost Of Living Index: 145 (9th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 6.0 (6th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.025 (27th cheapest)
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Population: 1,580
Cost Of Living Index: 179 (26th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 5.7 (4th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.013 (12th cheapest)
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Population: 5,356
Cost Of Living Index: 122 (cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 6.2 (7th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.031 (35th cheapest)
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Population: 4,263
Cost Of Living Index: 179 (26th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 6.5 (8th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.011 (10th cheapest)
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Population: 7,722
Cost Of Living Index: 180 (28th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 6.9 (12th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.008 (6th cheapest)
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Population: 719
Cost Of Living Index: 215 (36th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 6.6 (9th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.0 (2nd cheapest)
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Population: 14,955
Cost Of Living Index: 130 (3rd cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 7.3 (14th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.029 (3cheapest)
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Methodology: How We Determined The Cheapest Glendale Hoods In 2022
In order to rank the cheapest places to live in Glendale, we had to determine what criteria defines "cheap".
Using census and extrapolated BLS data, we arrived at the following set of criteria:
- Overall Cost Of Living
- Rent To Income Ratio
- Median Home Value To Income Ratio
We then ranked each neighborhood with scores from 1 to 37 in each category, where 1 was the cheapest.
Next, we averaged the rankings for each neighborhood to create a cheap neighborhood index.
And finally, we crowned the neighborhood with the lowest cheapest neighborhood index the "Cheapest City Neighborhood In Glendale." We're lookin' at you, Crescenta Highlands.
Read on below to learn more about what it's like to live in the cheapest places Glendale. Or skip to the end to see the list of all the neighborhoods in the city from cheapest to most expensive.
Summary: Lowest Cost Places To Live In Glendale
If you're measuring the neighborhoods in Glendale where prices are low and it's cheap to live, this is an accurate list.
As we mentioned earlier, the neighborhoods in Glendale aren't all cheap. Woodbury takes the title of the most expensive neighborhood to live in Glendale.
We ranked the neighborhoods from cheapest to most expensive in the chart below.
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Detailed List Of The Cheapest Neighborhoods To Live In Glendale For 2022
Rank | Neighborhood | Cost Of Living Index |
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1 | Crescenta Highlands | 160 |
2 | Rancho San Rafael | 178 |
3 | Emerald Isle | 195 |
4 | Verdugo Viejo | 145 |
5 | San Rafael Hills | 179 |
6 | Tropico | 122 |
7 | Chevy Chase | 179 |
8 | Verdugo Woodlands | 180 |
9 | Oakmont | 215 |
10 | City Center | 130 |
11 | Whiting Woods | 205 |
12 | Rossmoyne | 163 |
13 | Adams Hill | 147 |
14 | El Miradero | 187 |
15 | Pelanconi | 154 |
16 | Pacific Edison | 125 |
17 | San Gabriel Mountains | 189 |
18 | Greenbriar | 176 |
19 | Verdugo Mountains | 200 |
20 | Grand Central | 140 |
21 | Fremont Park | 146 |
22 | Moorpark | 144 |
23 | Montecito Park | 180 |
24 | Glenoake Canyon | 172 |
25 | Glenwood | 175 |
26 | Vineyard | 143 |
27 | Brockmont | 215 |
28 | Sparr Heights | 174 |
29 | Riverside Rancho | 151 |
30 | Montrose Verdugo City | 165 |
31 | College Hills | 175 |
32 | Grandview | 147 |
33 | Citrus Grove | 143 |
34 | Mariposa | 137 |
35 | Scholl Canyon | 186 |
36 | Somerset | 154 |
37 | Woodbury | 164 |