GlencoeFL
A town of 1,445, settled in 1881.
Is Glencoe a good place to live?
Glencoe’s weakest subject grade is a C− for walkability. On walkability, just 54 of Florida’s 776 towns do worse. 95% of households own their home in Glencoe, above both the Florida town median (72%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%). Glencoe has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Glencoe has shrunk 16% from 2010 to 2020
2,582 counted in 2010 and 2,170 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Glencoe grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Glencoe is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Kia Center and 42 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Glencoe. Close and well known come first.
40 mi Stadium & arenaKia Center
32 mi Ancient siteWindover Archaeological Site
29 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Bounce House
36 mi MuseumKennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
40 mi Stadium & arenaInter&Co Stadium
16 mi MuseumMotorsports Hall of Fame of AmericaPhoto credits
Kia Center: 350z33 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Windover Archaeological Site: ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Acrisure Bounce House: DampFrijoles, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex: Bill White, Public domain · Inter&Co Stadium: Porsche997SBS, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Motorsports Hall of Fame of America: WillRStroh97, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Moving to Glencoe: who provides what
Glencoe is unincorporated, so Volusia County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Glencoe.
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Glencoe’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Glencoe for work: only 1% work in town. Glencoe’s average trip to work is 30 minutes, against 27 minutes in Florida’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Since 2013, Glencoe has added 127 jobs, to 209 in 2023.
| Glencoe | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.1% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 5% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers in Glencoe
Glencoe has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Glencoe is 91°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
On CDC estimates, Glencoe is less healthy than 62% of U.S. towns
Glencoe beats the Florida average on 8 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 32% of Glencoe adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Glencoe | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 37% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Glencoe | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 10.7% | 15.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.7% | 13.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 10% | 7.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Hurricanes leads a high hazard risk in Glencoe
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 62% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A home in Glencoe sells for about $504K at the median
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Glencoe
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Glencoe; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Glencoe residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
1,445 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
About Glencoe
CDP in Florida, United States
Glencoe is a census-designated place (CDP) in Volusia County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, Glencoe had a population of 2,170.
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- Area
- 4.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 20 ft
- Area code
- 386
Questions about Glencoe
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Glencoe, FL expensive?
The typical home is worth about $300,000, 20% below the Florida typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.