Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Greentown’s best subject grades are an A for cost of living and history. 22% of residents are 65 or older in Greentown, above both the Indiana town median (18%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). Greentown's schools rank ahead of 69% of Indiana towns. Greentown has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Hy-Red Gasoline Station and Greentown Commercial Historic District. Greentown has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Greentown beats most towns.
Hy-Red Gasoline StationWhere Greentown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Greentown is from typical.
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Census counts: 236 in 1880, 2,370 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2013 and 2 maps from 1960 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Greentown, 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 Greentown.
Most working residents leave Greentown for work: only 9% work in town. Since 2013, Greentown has added 55 jobs, to 526 in 2023. At $61,000, Greentown’s median household income is below both Indiana’s towns ($71,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000).
| Greentown | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $61,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Greentown has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 34 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
People 65 and older are 22% of residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (23% statewide). 25% of Greentown residents are under 18. 20% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana.
| Greentown | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 25% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 20% | 22% | 29% |
| Median age | 37.8 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
53% women, 47% men
About 91 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.2 points). Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Greentown | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.9% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.2% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.3% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.1% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 7.9% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.8% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.9% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 13.8% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.4% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 42.7% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.3% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.9% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 12.4% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.2% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,400, single groups can be off by several points
Greentown beats the Indiana average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 29% of adults feel lonely in Greentown.
| Greentown | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 39% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 37% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Greentown | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.1% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10% | 14.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.5% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 56% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical Greentown home is worth about $249,000, up 4.5% in a year, close to the Indiana typical home. The median rent in Greentown is $850 a month.
| Greentown | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $850 a month | $947 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 80% | 76% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Greentown. Close and well known come first.
34 mi MuseumConner Prairie39 mi LandmarkWabash and Erie Canal
33 mi TheatreRuoff Music Center16 mi MuseumGrissom Air Museum
29 mi MuseumIndiana Transportation Museum
19 mi MuseumInternational Circus Hall of FameConner Prairie: Unknown, CC BY 2.5 · Ruoff Music Center: TownePost Network, CC BY 2.0 · Indiana Transportation Museum: Jeremy C. Schultz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · International Circus Hall of Fame: Nyttend, Public domain
1 within 15 miles of the center of Greentown
About 4 of every 100 Greentown residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
3 notable people were born in Greentown.
Town in Indiana, United States
Greentown is a town in Liberty Township, Howard County, Indiana, United States. Located approximately 9 miles (14 km) east of Kokomo on State Road 22 / US 35; it is home to the Howard County Fair Grounds. The town was platted in 1848, and incorporated as a town in 1873. Known for its collectible glassware made for only a few years by a local factory destroyed in 1903, it is home to the Greentown Glass Museum. As of the 2020 census, Greentown had a population of 2,370.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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.
3 notable people were born here, including Miriam Seegar and Sara Seegar.
