Photo: Antony-22 · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Greenwood run?
Greenwood’s town government spent $0 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $0 per resident.
What stands out about how Greenwood is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Woodbridge School District
Greenwood’s K–12 school district, shared with Farmington, Bridgeville. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $20,310 per pupil, $10,783 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Delaware districts overall: 32% local, 57% state, 11% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
No comparison or trend for Greenwood yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Greenwood’s 2022 operating figures are mostly a Census estimate, so they aren’t compared. It reported 2022 only, so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, up from 3 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $1,007 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.40% of the home’s value, vs 0.50% across Delaware.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Greenwood’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Greenwood’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Greenwood →
Who’s in charge in Greenwood
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Greenwood’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on greenwood.delaware.gov ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 235 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (1,175).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Greenwood’s votes are counted by county
Delaware reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Greenwood alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Sussex County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican54.9%81,025 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat43.9%64,836 votesOthers: 1.2% (1,778 votes).
Most votes in Sussex County: Donald J Trump
Delaware: Harris 56.5%, Trump 41.8%
100% of Greenwood lies in Sussex County. Every 2024 race in Sussex County is on the county’s page.
Sussex County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Greenwood.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: greenwood.delaware.gov ↗
- 2Delaware HouseState representatives
- 3Delaware SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Delaware
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Greenwood’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Greenwood’s government
How much does Greenwood spend per resident?
About $0 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Greenwood?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,007 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.40% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.50% across Delaware. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see greenwood.delaware.gov.
Who runs Greenwood’s government?
See greenwood.delaware.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Greenwood yet.
How did Greenwood vote in 2024?
Delaware counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Greenwood alone. Sussex County, where 100% of Greenwood lies, voted Trump 54.9%, Harris 43.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Greenwood?
5 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $31,577 (about $378,924 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Greenwood in the state legislature?
State Senate District 18 (Dave Wilson) and State House District 35 (Jesse Vanderwende). The House district also covers three neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Greenwood’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →