GliddenTX
A town of 1,071, settled in 1888.
Is Glidden a good place to live?
The best of Glidden’s subject grades is a B+ for incomes; the weakest is a D for walkability. Glidden’s average trip to work is 38 minutes, where Texas’ towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Only 77 of Texas’ 999 towns score lower on walkability. Only 27 of Texas’ 1,000 towns score lower on the outdoors. Glidden has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,071 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Glidden grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Glidden is from typical.
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Moving to Glidden: who provides what
Glidden is unincorporated, so Colorado 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 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Glidden.
Glidden is less healthy than 81% of U.S. towns
Glidden beats the Texas average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 25% of Glidden adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance, above both Texas’ towns (18%) and U.S. towns (8.1%). 72% of adults had a checkup this year in Glidden.
| Glidden | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 74% | 79% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 24% | 19% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 20% | 14% |
| What stands out | Glidden | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 24.9% | 19.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.3% | 5.7% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 24.2% | 19.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Glidden’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Glidden for work: only 2% work in town. 2.4% of Glidden residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Glidden has added 86 jobs, to 95 in 2023.
| Glidden | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.4% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $99,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A typical Glidden home is worth about $231K
The typical Glidden home is worth about $231,000, down 7.6% in a year, 22% below the Texas typical home.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Glidden has mild winters and hot summers
Glidden has warm winters and hot summers. Glidden’s July high is 95°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Glidden faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Glidden
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Glidden; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Glidden residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
98% of working residents leave Glidden for work
Where Glidden’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Glidden
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Glidden, TX expensive?
That is 3.5 years of the area's median household income ($66,377 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.