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Greensburg gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $263K, 3.8 years of the Greensburg area’s $70K median household income. It grades B overall, 282nd among Indiana's 585 graded towns. On the plus side, its public schools beat 75% of Indiana towns on state tests and graduation. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 90% of U.S. towns, with 7 places on the National Register. 33% of working residents work locally in Greensburg, where Indiana’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 8%. Greensburg's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 98% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Greensburg City Park, at 28 acres.
Where Greensburg beats most towns.
Decatur County Courthouse
Census counts: 1,202 in 1850, 12,312 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1854 and 2 maps from 1958 on.
7 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Greensburg is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Greensburg, 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 Greensburg.
Greensburg draws workers from Indianapolis and beyond and is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Indiana (mostly inland flooding).
5.2 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. The trail density in Greensburg is 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Greensburg | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.5% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Greensburg City Park | 0.3 mi | 28 |
| 2. Oddfellows-Rebekah Park | 0.2 mi | 21 |
| 3. North Park | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
9,774 jobs are based in Greensburg, 1.6 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 17.8 minutes, against 24.1 across Indiana.
About one in 3 of Greensburg’s working residents works in town. Greensburg’s average trip to work is 18 minutes. Jobs based in Greensburg grew to 9,774 in 2023, 913 more than in 2013.
| Greensburg | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 9.3% | 7.8% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 97% of Indiana towns, with expected losses of about $128 per resident a year; that rating is what its C+ for hazard risk is built on.
Since 1995, 15 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Greensburg.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Greensburg has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 22° and about 13 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 9,534 U.S. towns with household incomes like Greensburg’s, it is healthier than 55%, so its C+ isn’t only a matter of income.
Greensburg beats the Indiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 27% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Greensburg.
| Greensburg | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Greensburg | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.2% | 8.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Indiana average. 20% of Greensburg adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Greensburg | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 20% | 22% | 29% |
| Median age | 38.1 years | 39.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 18% | 18% |
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.7 points). Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Greensburg | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.2% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.9% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.2% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.4% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.9% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.8% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.2% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.3% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.2% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.9% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 41.7% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.8% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.8% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5.8% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Typical home values rose 5% in the year to September 2026.
| Greensburg | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 63% | 76% | 73% |
| Median rent | $859 a month | $947 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
None within 15 miles of Greensburg; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Greensburg residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Where Greensburg’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
7 places in Greensburg on the National Register of Historic Places.
11 notable people were born in Greensburg.
City in Indiana, United States
Greensburg is a city in and the county seat of Decatur County, Indiana, United States. The population was 12,312 at the time of the 2020 census.
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2 towns share a border with Greensburg.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greensburg | #282 | B | A− | C+ | A− | C+ |
| Washington Township | #192 | B+ | A− | — | A− | C+ |
| Clay Township | — | — | A− | — | A− | C+ |
Clay Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Washington Township and Clay Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Greensburg with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Greensburg grades B overall, better than 62% of U.S. towns and #282 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C+ for health, C+ 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 A−.
11 notable people were born here, including Rose McConnell Long and Carl G. Fisher.
