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Place dossier plate
SheetTX-GLENN-HEIGHTS-TX · Glenn Heights, TX 17,175 pop · income 61st 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 Glenn Heights
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Glenn Heights on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Cahokia Heigh… · lowest
37,975
Cahokia Heigh… · lowest
37,975 median HH income
15.2% of the leader · rank #1
North Pekin · near
79,730
North Pekin · near
79,730 median HH income
31.9% of the leader · rank #2
Sheridan · near
79,732
Sheridan · near
79,732 median HH income
31.9% of the leader · rank #3
Worden · near
79,732
Worden · near
79,732 median HH income
31.9% of the leader · rank #4
Pauline · near
79,732
Pauline · near
79,732 median HH income
31.9% of the leader · rank #5
Glenn Heights · this city
79,739
Glenn Heights · this city
79,739 median HH income
31.9% of the leader · rank #6
Hinsdale · highest
250,001
Hinsdale · highest
250,001 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 Glenn Heights 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: 17,175.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Glenn Heights - the verdict
Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Glenn Heights lands in the 61st percentile for household income and the 61st percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
61st
percentile, household income
56th
percentile, home value
40th
percentile, median rent
61st
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: Glenn Heights, TX
Glenn Heights is a small town in Texas, home to 17,175 residents per U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Median household income here is $79,739 per year, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 8.1%. Home values in Glenn Heights run a median of $252,200, and the median resident age is 34.6 years. 25.5% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 67.5% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
The Census Building Permit Survey recorded 237 residential units authorized here in 2024 (Construction Slowdown), down 35% from five years earlier. Glenn Heights reports a comparatively low crime rate: per-100,000 total crime stands at 1078.7 in FBI UCR data, below the national average (a voluntary reporting program, read this as reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
Texas tracks close to the national cost-of-living baseline: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts Texas at 97.1 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Near Average). A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,149 per month statewide. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Texas run around $223, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 49.0 out of 100 (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Glenn Heights'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 schools and households to comparison shortlist to population change to housing and income to work and mobility to reported crime; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Glenn Heights, city-specific coverage includes FBI reported-crime rates, matched public-school count, commute-mode shares, annual population history, local building permits.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
What does the education layer cover for Glenn Heights?
The NCES join finds 4 public schools within the city match. 25.5% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
Which cities make useful reference points for Glenn Heights?
Within Texas, the closest population matches are Addison (17,128 residents, $82,858 income); Bellaire (17,116 residents, $236,311 income); Stafford (17,279 residents, $85,910 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Cahokia Heights, IL (17,173 residents); Viera West, FL (17,169 residents); Calera, AL (17,188 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.
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.
Is Glenn Heights growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +4,234 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +26.3% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 237 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
How far does income reach against housing in Glenn Heights?
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 3.2 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 8.1%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
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.
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.
Work and mobility
What does the journey to work look like in Glenn Heights?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 80.8%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Public transit
0.7%
Work from home
11.5%
Drive alone
80.8%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 8,902 workers age 16+.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Glenn Heights?
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.
The joined FBI UCR record reports 1078.7 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 53% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Property rate
843.9
Violent rate
234.7
Total reported rate
1078.7
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, incidents per 100,000. Voluntary agency reporting; not a danger score.
Above median income · poverty 8.1% (Above-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
97.1 (US=100)
Near national cost · BEA RPP 2024, Texas average
C-
City profile score · Glenn Heights, TX
51/100
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 C
$79,739
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Cost of living C-
97.1 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Bachelor's+ share C-
25.5%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Poverty rate D
8.1%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Violent crime D
235 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Glenn Heights profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Household income: 59/100 (C) · $79,739
Cost of living: 53/100 (C-) · 97.1 index
Bachelor's+ share: 50/100 (C-) · 25.5%
Poverty rate: 47/100 (D) · 8.1%
Violent crime: 43/100 (D) · 235 /100k
Where Glenn Heights sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Glenn Heights'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 - Glenn Heights highlighted among 9 peers.Read the chart values
Glenn Heights, TX (this city): home $252,200, crime 1,079/100k
Calera, AL : home $214,200, crime 1,563/100k
Hinsdale, IL : home $999,100, crime 538/100k
Addison, TX : home $466,000, crime 5,862/100k
Bellaire, TX : home $978,300, crime 2,612/100k
Stafford, TX : home $247,900, crime 3,521/100k
Groves, TX : home $153,800, crime 1,405/100k
Royse City, TX : home $288,400, crime 1,002/100k
Manor, TX : home $333,800, crime 1,718/100k
How does Glenn Heights compare to other US cities?
Where Glenn Heights sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income61% higher than other cities
Home value56% pricier than other cities
Median rent40% pricier than other cities
Safety61% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
National percentiles can mask local variation. Looking only at Texas, Glenn Heights ranks #253 of 624 Texas cities by lowest crime rate - a narrower, more locally useful cut than the national comparison above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Glenn Heights against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Texas only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Texas-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Glenn Heights near the bottom of Texas's cities
Among the 1,663 Texas cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Glenn Heights ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Glenn Heights only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#437 of 1,520
71st percentile in Texas
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 1,663
0th percentile in Texas
Median Home Value
#384 of 1,505
74th percentile in Texas
Poverty Rate
#876 of 1,663
47th percentile in Texas
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#483 of 1,663
71st percentile in Texas
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 Texas only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
61st percentile nationally for median household income · 61st percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Glenn Heights's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Glenn Heights'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 Glenn Heights's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$252,20044th percentilemore affordable than 44% 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
Glenn Heights's home-value-to-income ratio: 3.2×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#7,502 of 15,516
More affordable than 52% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#1,135 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 3.2×, Glenn Heights sits in the moderate band:
national rank #7,502 of 15,516 and #1,135 of 3,317small cities (10,000–49,999).
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
$79,739Glenn Heights, TX median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Glenn Heights, TX median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Glenn Heights, TX.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)25.5%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)8.1%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)67.5%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
17,175
Median Income
$79,739
Median Home Value
$252,200
Median Age
34.6
Poverty Rate
8.1%
Labor force participation
67.5%
Bachelor's Degree+
25.5%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
1078.7
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
234.7
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
843.9
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.
Schools
Total Schools
4
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Glenn Heights's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
16,093 residents
2021
17,174 residents
2022
18,365 residents
2023
18,999 residents
2024
19,753 residents
2025
20,327 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📉 Construction Slowdown
Total Permits (2024)
237
housing units authorized
Single-Family
237
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
13.8
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
367
367
0
$92.7M
2020
423
423
0
$100.3M
2021
444
444
0
$103.3M
2022
199
199
0
$50.7M
2023
240
240
0
$65.9M
2024
237
237
0
$64.1M
Permit volume decreased 35% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
80.8%
Carpool
5.7%
Public Transit
0.7%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
11.5%
Other
1.3%
Based on 8,902 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Texas statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $223
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Texas at $223 (electricity about $130 , water and sewer about $48 ).
These are Texas statewide averages, not a meter reading for Glenn Heights. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Texas's BEA cost-of-living index is 97.1 (Near Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Glenn Heights is $1,149/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Texas statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 49.0 / 100 (Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Texas statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Glenn Heights sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Glenn Heights compares to similar-size Texas 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, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, 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.