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A town of 9,793, settled in 1851. Public schools that outperform most of Arkansas.
Greenwood gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $242K for a typical one, or 4.1 years of the Fort Smith metro’s $58K median household income. It grades A− overall, 12th of 123 graded towns in Arkansas. On the plus side, its public schools beat 97% of Arkansas towns on state tests and graduation. Only 7 of Arkansas’ 149 towns score higher on safety. Greenwood has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Milltown Bridge and State Highway 96 Bridge. Among 108 Arkansas towns, just 3 have a lower property crime rate than Greenwood.
Where Greenwood beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Westwood Elementary School | PK–4 | 839 |
| East Pointe Elementary School | K–4 | 693 |
| East Hills Middle School | 5–6 | 632 |
Where Greenwood’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Arkansas), ordered by how far Greenwood is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 204 in 1880, a low of 204 in 1880, 9,516 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1938 and 3 maps from 1947 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Greenwood, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Greenwood.
Greenwood pairs an A+ for schools with modest home prices, fares better on crime within Arkansas than nationally and looks healthier within Arkansas than nationally.
Its A+ for schools comes with a B+ for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $242K. Its A+ ranks #5 of the 123 Arkansas towns we grade for schools.
Its public schools are run by the Greenwood School District.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westwood Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 839 | A+ |
| Greenwood High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,161 | A− |
| East Pointe Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 693 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AR on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Greenwood for work: only 13% work in town. At 26 minutes, Greenwood’s average trip to work is above the Arkansas town median (21 minutes) and near the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Jobs based in Greenwood grew to 2,137 in 2023, 236 more than in 2013.
| Greenwood | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 21 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 13% | 22% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 18% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
At 11.1 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 95% of Arkansas’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 17 reported in 2025, 1.7 per 1,000 residents.
At 1.7 per 1,000 residents, Greenwood’s violent crime rate is where Arkansas’ towns sit at 3.7 and U.S. towns at 1.6.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Greenwood has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Greenwood is 93°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities. Since 1991, 39 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Greenwood.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1.7 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Bell Park, at 48 acres.
| Greenwood | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.9% | 0.8% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bell Park | — | 48 |
| 2. Sebastian County Fairgrounds | — | 28 |
| 3. Ossie Louise Park | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Within Arkansas it is healthier than 76% of the 123 graded towns: much of Arkansas scores lower on these measures.
Greenwood beats the Arkansas average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 10% of Greenwood adults have diabetes.
| Greenwood | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 12% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 25% | 23% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 34% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| What stands out | Greenwood | AR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.6% | 18.5% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.9% | 18.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Typical home values rose 4.6% in the year to September 2026. Greenwood’s median rent is $836 a month.
| Greenwood | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 74% | 60% | 73% |
| Median rent | $836 a month | $880 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Arkansas average. 26% of residents are under 18 in Greenwood. Greenwood has grown 2.7% since 2020, to 9,793 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Greenwood | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 26% | 25% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 16% | 18% |
| Median age | 38.6 years | 36.6 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 28% | 20% | 29% |
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.5 points. Across Arkansas, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Greenwood | AR | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.4% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.5% | 10.8% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.6% | 9.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.8% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.1% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.3% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.4% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.4% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.5% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.5% | 11.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.6% | 34.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 26.1% | 20.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.3% | 8.2% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.5% | 16.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.9% | 9.5% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Greenwood. Close and well known come first.
20 mi Ancient siteSpiro Mounds
34 mi MountainMount Magazine
14 mi National forestOzark–St. Francis National Forest
16 mi National Historic SiteFort Smith National Historic Site107K visitors a year
39 mi State parkDevil's Den State Park
16 mi MuseumFort Smith Trolley MuseumSpiro Mounds: Herb Roe Original uploader was Heironymous Rowe at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Magazine: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ozark–St. Francis National Forest: Paul A. Mistretta, USDA Forest Service, CC BY 3.0 us · Fort Smith National Historic Site: Photolitherland (talk) Chris Litherland, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Devil's Den State Park: jaystout, CC BY 2.0 · Fort Smith Trolley Museum: Steve Morgan, CC BY-SA 3.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Greenwood
About 4 of every 100 Greenwood residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Arkansas.
5 places in Greenwood on the National Register of Historic Places.
5 notable people were born in Greenwood.
City in Arkansas, United States
Greenwood is a city in one of the two county seats of Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States. It is the fifth largest municipality in the Fort Smith metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, Greenwood had a population of 9,516.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Greenwood grades A− overall, better than 80% of U.S. towns and #12 of 123 in Arkansas. It grades C+ for health, B+ for safety and A+ for schools.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
Greenwood was settled in 1851 and has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places. 5 notable people were born here, including Wayne Kemp and William D. McFarlane.
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