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Today 3,713 people live in this town, first settled in 1871.
Greenville’s strongest is health: it is healthier than 96% of U.S. towns. At A− overall, Greenville is better than 77% of U.S. towns and ranks 6th of 37 in Delaware. It is strong on incomes as well: the median household earns $143K. What holds it back is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $1.1 million, 11.6 years of the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. The town has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Jacob Broom House and Winterthur Museum and Gardens. 79% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more here, where Delaware’s towns sit at 34% and U.S. towns at 29%. This Delaware town is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns. A fifth of the land locally is conserved, above both the Delaware town median (14%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%).
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · National Register of Historic Places · USGS PAD-US.
Where Greenville beats most towns.
2,326 counted in 2010 and 3,104 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Delaware), ordered by how far Greenville is from typical.
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Census counts: 2,332 in 2000, 3,104 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1991 and 7 maps from 1901 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Greenville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw28 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw27 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw27 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
Big draw33 mi MuseumLynnewood HallUSS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0 · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain · Lynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0
Greenville is unincorporated, so New Castle 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Greenville.
Greenville is among the three healthiest towns in Delaware and gets more snow than almost anywhere else in Delaware, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Delaware.
It ranks #2 of the 37 Delaware towns we grade on the CDC estimates behind the Health Grade. Its widest gap with Delaware is food insecurity: 5.9% of its 2,604 adults worry about having enough food, against 13.9% statewide.
The share of adults in Greenville who get no exercise outside work: 19%. Of the 37 Delaware towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults who smoke cigarettes than Greenville. The town beats the Delaware average on 22 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| Greenville | Delaware towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 37% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 33% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 6.8% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Greenville | DE |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.9% | 13.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 5.2% | 11.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.8% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its one school is below. The largest public high school is duPont (Alexis I.) High School, with 550 students. The Red Clay Consolidated School District runs its public schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| duPont (Alexis I.) High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 550 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within DE on state tests and graduation
Across 1 park or preserve: 1.8 miles of trail. Valley Garden Park, at 110 acres with 1.8 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. The density of trails for Greenville comes to 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Valley Garden Park | 1.8 mi | 110 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The Wilmington New Castle Co Ap weather station, 7 miles away, records that 20 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, the highest of 79 Delaware places with climate records. January nights average 24.3°: milder than most of the country, but colder than 94% of Delaware places with climate records; July afternoons average 86.9°.
For Greenville, the January low is 24°F.
| Greenville | Delaware towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 87°F | 87°F | 85°F |
| January low | 24°F | 25°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Half the trips to work are shorter than 6 miles. Among residents in Greenville, 4% live below the poverty line. Most working residents leave Greenville for work: only 3% work in town. Employers in Greenville shed 143 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 1,720.
| Greenville | Delaware towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $143,000 | $80,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4% | 8.3% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.2% | 5.2% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in Greenville than in just over three fifths of U.S. communities. Since 1990, Greenville has seen 7 flood insurance claims paid out. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 79% come from inland flooding and 6% from earthquakes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
At 11.6 years of the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in any other Delaware town; that ratio is one input to its D for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $8,867, against $1,768 across Delaware, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
In Greenville, nearly half of households live in a home they own. The going rate for rent locally is $1,620 a month.
| Greenville | Delaware towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 49% | 70% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,620 a month | $1,424 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
12 within 15 miles of the center of Greenville
About 4 of every 100 Greenville residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Delaware.
5 places in Greenville on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in Greenville.
Census-designated place in Delaware, United States
Greenville is a bedroom community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States, and a suburb of Wilmington. As of the 2020 census, Greenville had a population of 3,104. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Greenville as a census-designated place (CDP). The community is also home to the private residence of Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States, and many Du Pont family descendants.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Greenville grades A− overall, better than 77% of U.S. towns and #6 of 37 in Delaware. It grades A+ for health and B for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $1,063,000, 162% above the Delaware 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 D.
4 notable people were born here, including Jim Thompson and Henry A. du Pont.
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