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SheetMO-GLENDALE-MO · Glendale, MO 6,111 pop · income 96th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Glendale
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Glendale on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Clairton · lowest
39,884
Clairton · lowest
39,884 median HH income
23.6% of the leader · rank #1
Glendale · this city
168,750
Glendale · this city
168,750 median HH income
99.9% of the leader · rank #2
Crisman · near
168,750
Crisman · near
168,750 median HH income
99.9% of the leader · rank #3
Jupiter Inlet… · near
168,750
Jupiter Inlet… · near
168,750 median HH income
99.9% of the leader · rank #4
Green Spring · near
168,750
Green Spring · near
168,750 median HH income
99.9% of the leader · rank #5
Burlingame · near
168,832
Burlingame · near
168,832 median HH income
99.9% of the leader · rank #6
Lincroft · highest
168,945
Lincroft · highest
168,945 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Glendale on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 6,111.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Glendale - the verdict
Nationally, Glendale sits in the 96th percentile for household income and the 90th percentile for safety among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
96th
percentile, household income
85th
percentile, home value
7th
percentile, median rent
90th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Glendale, MO
Missouri's Glendale is a small town, with 6,111 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. Median household income here is $168,750 per year, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 1.1%. Home values in Glendale run a median of $510,100, and the median resident age is 39.7 years. Educational attainment runs 86.6% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 59.4% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Glendale reports a comparatively low crime rate: FBI UCR figures show 382.6 crimes per 100,000 residents, below the national average (reporting is voluntary across agencies, so treat this as reporting activity rather than a definitive danger score).
Living costs in Missouri run below the national norm: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts Missouri at 90.8 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Well Below Average). A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $972 per month statewide. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Missouri run around $219, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 50.6 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Glendale's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from population change to work and mobility to housing and income to comparison shortlist to reported crime; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Glendale, city-specific coverage includes annual population history, FBI reported-crime rates, commute-mode shares.
No matched row is reported here for local building permits, matched public-school count, within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
Is Glendale growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Census PEP estimates show the population declined by -114 residents from 2020 to 2025, a -1.8% change. No comparable local building-permit series is available here, so population change should not be read as a housing-supply measure. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Recent estimates point downward. A falling count can reflect migration, household size, annexation boundaries, or estimation noise, so it is a prompt to inspect the full series rather than a claim about local economic health.
What does the journey to work look like in Glendale?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 58.5%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. Remote work has a visible role in the local pattern. That can reduce commute exposure for some workers, but it says nothing about job availability or broadband quality; read it alongside income and housing rather than as a stand-alone lifestyle score.
How far does income reach against housing in Glendale?
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 3.0 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 1.1%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
Which cities make useful reference points for Glendale?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
Within Missouri, the closest population matches are Battlefield (6,095 residents, $87,414 income); Pevely (6,037 residents, $64,660 income); Barnhart (6,036 residents, $96,042 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Durham, CA (6,111 residents); Williamson, AZ (6,112 residents); Midway, UT (6,110 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Reported crime
What can the FBI record say about safety in Glendale?
The joined FBI UCR record reports 382.6 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 83% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
Total reported rate
382.6
Violent rate
16.6
Property rate
366.0
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, incidents per 100,000. Voluntary agency reporting; not a danger score.
Top-decile income · poverty 1.1% (Very low poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
90.8 (US=100)
Affordable · BEA RPP 2024, Missouri average
A+
City profile score · Glendale, MO
94/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Household income A+
$168,750
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Bachelor's+ share A+
86.6%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Violent crime A+
17 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Poverty rate A+
1.1%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Cost of living A-
90.8 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Glendale profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Household income: 100/100 (A+) · $168,750
Bachelor's+ share: 100/100 (A+) · 86.6%
Violent crime: 93/100 (A+) · 17 /100k
Poverty rate: 92/100 (A+) · 1.1%
Cost of living: 83/100 (A-) · 90.8 index
Where Glendale sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Glendale's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Glendale highlighted among 9 peers.Read the chart values
Glendale, MO (this city): home $510,100, crime 383/100k
Cheverly, MD : home $466,500, crime 3,082/100k
Maquoketa, IA : home $126,800, crime 2,239/100k
Clairton, PA : home $59,100, crime 1,600/100k
Battlefield, MO : home $207,100, crime 636/100k
Pevely, MO : home $203,700, crime 1,335/100k
Greenwood, MO : home $263,300, crime 471/100k
Richmond, MO : home $135,500, crime 2,087/100k
Shrewsbury, MO : home $266,600, crime 10,320/100k
How does Glendale compare to other US cities?
Glendale measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income96% higher than other cities
Home value85% pricier than other cities
Median rent7% pricier than other cities
Safety90% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
A national percentile can hide a lot of local variation: narrowed to Missouri alone, Glendale ranks #15 of 234 Missouri cities by lowest crime rate - a different, more locally useful comparison than stacking it against the entire country.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Glendale against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Missouri only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Missouri-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Glendale near the bottom of Missouri's cities
Among the 875 Missouri cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Glendale ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Glendale only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#12 of 842
99th percentile in Missouri
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 875
0th percentile in Missouri
Median Home Value
#19 of 833
98th percentile in Missouri
Poverty Rate
#780 of 875
11th percentile in Missouri
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#5 of 875
99th percentile in Missouri
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Missouri only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
96th percentile nationally for median household income · 90th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Glendale's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Glendale's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Glendale's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$510,10015th percentilemore affordable than 15% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Glendale's home-value-to-income ratio: 3.0×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#6,811 of 15,516
More affordable than 56% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#5,742 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 3.0×, Glendale sits in the moderate band:
national rank #6,811 of 15,516 and #5,742 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$168,750Glendale, MO median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Glendale, MO median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Glendale, MO.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)86.6%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)1.1%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)59.4%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
6,111
Median Income
$168,750
Median Home Value
$510,100
Median Age
39.7
Poverty Rate
1.1%
Labor force participation
59.4%
Bachelor's Degree+
86.6%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
382.6
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
16.6
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
366.0
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Glendale's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
6,174 residents
2021
6,142 residents
2022
6,087 residents
2023
6,071 residents
2024
6,075 residents
2025
6,060 residents
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
58.5%
Carpool
3.1%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
2.1%
Work from Home
35.2%
Other
1.1%
Based on 2,651 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Missouri statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $219
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Missouri at $219 (electricity about $105 , water and sewer about $42 ).
These are Missouri statewide averages, not a meter reading for Glendale. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Missouri's BEA cost-of-living index is 90.8 (Well Below Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Glendale is $972/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Missouri statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 50.6 / 100 (Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Missouri statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Glendale sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Glendale compares to similar-size Missouri cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.