Living in Glendale: rent, commute and grades

Queens · Updated October 2026

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Rent in Glendale

$1,467 a month

Type of homeA room in a 2-bedroom, shared by two

BOverall

Grades compare NYC neighborhoods with each other. How the grades work.

C-Walkability
The average home has 4 of 5 everyday needs within a 10-minute walk (grocery store, restaurant, cafe, subway station, park) and about 86 places to eat or shop.
Residents: Everyday errands are within a 10 to 15 minute walk, though the train is a longer walk. Resident, Jun 2026
C-Food and shopping
Within a 10-minute walk of the average home: about 21 places to eat, 12 kinds of cuisine, 2.5 large grocery stores and 50 open storefronts.
Residents: There are not many shops or restaurants nearby. Resident, Jun 2026
C+Parks and green space
90% of residents live within a 10-minute walk of a park of an acre or more, with about 235 acres of parkland within 1 km and about 427 street trees within 300 m of the average home.

B-Community
17% of households moved in since 2018, 7% are roommates sharing a home, 19% of residents are 22 to 34, and there are about 10 cafes and bars within a 10-minute walk of the average home.
CNightlife
About 8 bars, clubs and restaurants licensed to serve alcohol on site within a 10-minute walk of the average home.
Residents: There are hardly any bars. Resident, Jun 2026

ASafety
2.4 murders, robberies, felony assaults and burglaries were reported per 1,000 residents in 2025 (87 in all).
Residents: Walking around late at night feels safe and causes no problems. Resident, Jun 2026
BQuiet
31 noise complaints to 311 per 1,000 residents in 2025, not counting helicopter complaints, and counting each address at most 12 days a year. That measures how often people complain, not how loud it is.
Residents: Very quiet, almost dead, which suits anyone who wants calm. Resident, Feb 2024
A-Building upkeep
9.3 serious housing code violations (class B or C) were issued in 2025 per 100 rented homes, and there were 3 heat or hot water complaints per 100 rented homes.

SafetyWalking around late at night feels safe and causes no problems. Resident, Jun 2026
QuietVery quiet, almost dead, which suits anyone who wants calm. Resident, Feb 2024

Food and shoppingThere are not many shops or restaurants nearby. Resident, Jun 2026
Food and shoppingFood options can be scarce. Resident, Feb 2024

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Everyday errands are within a 10 to 15 minute walk, though the train is a longer walk.
Resident, Jun 2026
Living in Glendale largely depends on having a car.
Not a resident, Jun 2026

The neighborhood is calm and quiet most of the time.
Resident, Jun 2026
Truck traffic is not noticeable; the loudest noise is honking when a vehicle double parks.
Resident, Jun 2026
The area near the Ridgewood border is quiet.
Resident, Jun 2026

By subway or bus, arriving by 9:00 on a weekday:Under 30 min30 to 45 min45 to 60 minOver an hourGlendale

Residents: The M train is about a 15 minute walk and the L about 20 minutes. Resident, Jun 2026

Glendale is almost encircled by cemeteries, part of what is called the Cemetery Belt. After an 1847 state law ended new cemeteries in Manhattan, cemetery owners were encouraged to build in Brooklyn and Queens. Source
Glendale was a swampy area called Fresh Pond until 1860, when a developer who received land there renamed it after his native Glendale, Ohio. Source
Until the early 1900s, picnic parks across Ridgewood and Glendale drew thousands of local families each spring and summer for food and drink outdoors. As the area urbanized, most of them became homes and businesses. Source
Most homes in Glendale and neighboring Middle Village and Maspeth are detached, semi-detached or attached one- and two-family houses. The city rezoned about 300 blocks of the three neighborhoods in 2009 with lower-density zoning to match that built form. Source
Myrtle Avenue is lined with three- and four-story apartment buildings over ground-floor shops, as is Woodhaven Boulevard. Source
88th Street, originally named Van Dine Avenue after the farming family that owned the land, is considered the backbone of eastern Glendale. Source
Forest Park, the third largest park in Queens at 543 acres, has a playground in Glendale: the nautical-themed Dry Harbor Playground, with a spray shower, basketball and bocce courts and a softball field. Source