A town of 5,695. Nearly 2% of it is conserved land.
The 3 things Glencoe does most differently from other towns.
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Ordered by what stands out in Glencoe. Another town gets a different order.
0.1 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Oscar Olson Park | — | 13 |
| 2. Lincoln Park | — | 2 |
| 3. Glenn Knoll Park | — | 2 |
Glencoe beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12.
| What stands out | Glencoe | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 11.4% | 7.5% |
| More adults who get no exercise | 29% | 22.3% |
| More adults with obesity | 42.9% | 33.5% |
The median sale price was $303,000 in May 2026.
The public schools Glencoe’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 55% of Minnesota’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elementary | PK–2 | 290 | Not graded |
| First Lutheran School Private | PK–8 | 149 | |
| GSL Junior High School | 7–8 | 224 | C |
| SWWC ALC Midlevel - Glencoe | 7–8 | — | Not graded |
| Glencoe-Silver Lake Senior High | 9–12 | 468 | C+ |
| SWWC Alternative Learning Center - | 9–12 | 19 | Not graded |
Glencoe reports less crime per resident than 67% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Glencoe has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 5°, and about 50 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
About one in 4 of Glencoe’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Hutchinson (8%), Waconia (6%) and Eden Prairie (4%). Half commute less than 18 miles.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities.
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 2 places on the National Register.
2 places in Glencoe on the National Register of Historic Places.
10 notable people were born in Glencoe.
City in the United States
Glencoe ( GLEN-koh) is a city and the county seat of McLeod County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 5,744 at the 2020 census.
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2 towns share a border with Glencoe.
