Glendale, California
Cost of living, housing, income, commute, climate, and safety — compiled for relocators researching Glendale.
Key figures
Each metric shows how Glendale compares with the U.S. baseline (ACS/BLS nationals where available; catalog-city averages for crime, climate, and commute). Income, housing, population, and crime are for the incorporated city (city limits), not the broader metro/MSA — unemployment is county-level (BLS LAUS).
- Population
- 192,270City limits · not metro/MSA
- Median household income
- $84,262Incorporated place (ACS)7% above U.S. avgU.S. $78,538
- Housing cost index
- 250ACS home+rent vs U.S. (100 = avg)150% above U.S. avgU.S. 100
- Median home value
- $1,043,900City limits (ACS)244% above U.S. avgU.S. $303,400
- Median rent
- $2,095City limits (ACS)55% above U.S. avgU.S. $1,348
- Unemployment
- 5.3%County LAUS · not city-onlyNear U.S. avg (4.2 pts)U.S. 4.2 pts
- Avg commute
- 30 min20% above U.S. avgU.S. 25 min
- Walk Score
- 7056% above U.S. avgU.S. 45
- Violent crime rate
- 114annualized per 100k · citywide81% below U.S. avgU.S. 602.7
- Property crime rate
- 1631.3annualized per 100k · citywide47% below U.S. avgU.S. 3084.9
- Summer high
- 81°F6.0°F below U.S. avgU.S. 87°F
- Winter low
- 49°F15.0°F above U.S. avgU.S. 34°F
- Annual rainfall
- 14.3 in57% below U.S. avgU.S. 32.9 in
- Sunny days
- 33124% above U.S. avgU.S. 266
Compare Glendale with another city
Pacific weather, wildfire seasons, and housing scarcity dominate relocation tradeoffs. Roughly 331 sunny days a year give outdoor routines unusual calendar reliability. Average one-way commute time is about 30 minutes, and Walk Score estimates land around 70/100. Labor-market readings near 5.3% unemployment are neither boom nor bust by national standards. Violent-offense rates near 114 per 100k compare favorably with many peer metros, though local blocks still differ.
Glendale, California counts about 192,270 residents inside the city limits. With median income around $84,262 and a cost index of 250, the market reads well above the national housing-cost baseline. Ownership is a high bar — typical values near $1,043,900 push many newcomers toward renting first.
Glendale is compact enough that a single wrong neighborhood choice is easy to feel day to day — visit at commute hour before signing. Figures on this page are merged from Census ACS, BLS LAUS, FBI Crime Data Explorer, and NOAA Climate Normals — use them to compare Glendale with nearby alternatives before you relocate.
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Sources
- Census / ACS: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-year (Glendale city, 1600000US0630000)
- BLS: BLS LAUS LAUCN060370000000003 (Los Angeles County, June 2026)
- Crime: FBI CIUS Table 8 (2019) city offenses known to law enforcement — rates per 100k; CDE API unavailable at enrich time
- Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 Monthly Normals (USW00093134 LOS ANGELES DWTN USC CAMPUS)
Last updated 2026-07-28