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Greenwood’s weakest subject grade is a C for health. Greenwood's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 89% of U.S. towns. Greenwood has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Greenwood beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Delaware), ordered by how far Greenwood is from typical.
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Census counts: 109 in 1880, 990 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 1930 and 5 maps from 1918 on.
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.
For households in Greenwood, the share who own their home is 44%. Typical home values rose 3.2% in the year to September 2026. The going rate for rent for Greenwood comes to $1,316 a month, below Delaware’s towns ($1,438 a month) but above U.S. towns ($1,185 a month).
| Greenwood | Delaware towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 44% | 68% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,316 a month | $1,438 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its one school is below. Greenwood’s only public school teaches 609 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodbridge Early Childhood Education CenterLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 609 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within DE on state tests and graduation
Greenwood: 19% of adults report frequent mental distress. Against the Delaware average, Greenwood comes out ahead on 2 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 12. Among adults locally, 18% smoke cigarettes, above both the Delaware town median (13%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). Also worth knowing: only 3 of the 38 Delaware towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Greenwood.
| Greenwood | Delaware towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 8.5% | 8.1% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 33% | 33% |
| What stands out | Greenwood | DE |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.1% | 9.1% |
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 11.3% | 13.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 13.3% | 9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Just over two fifths of Greenwood’s expected losses from natural hazards come from hurricanes, followed by inland flooding at 35%. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage locally than in 70% of U.S. communities. The national flood insurance program has paid 10 claims locally since 1999.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Only 3 of the 38 Delaware towns we compare have a higher July high than Greenwood. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 26° and about 13 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The top destinations are Seaford (6%), Milford (6%) and Georgetown (6%). Commuting out is the norm in Greenwood: 3% of working residents work locally. The town’s average commute stands at 31 minutes. Jobs in Greenwood grew by 304 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 496.
| Greenwood | Delaware towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 5.1% | 8% |
| Median household income | $73,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The violent crime rate for Greenwood comes to 3.5 per 1,000 residents. The level of property crime for Greenwood comes to 11.2 per 1,000 residents.
| Greenwood | Delaware towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.5 per 1,000 residents | 3.5 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 11.2 per 1,000 residents | 17.8 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
None within 15 miles of Greenwood; the nearest are
About 8 of every 100 Greenwood residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Delaware.
6 notable people were born in Greenwood.
Town in Delaware, United States
Greenwood is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. As of the 2020 census, Greenwood had a population of 990. It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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That is 3.5 years of the area's median household income ($81,497 across the Seaford, DE 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.
6 notable people were born here, including Simeon S. Pennewill and Earle D. Willey.