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Greenwood gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $251K, 4.5 years of the Shreveport metro’s $56K median household income. It grades C overall, ranked 63rd of 161 in Louisiana. The low prices come with trade-offs. Its crime rate is higher than 90% of U.S. towns, with 13 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. On the plus side, the median household earns $64K. Greenwood’s median age is 53.5 years, against 37.8 years in Louisiana’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. On hazard risk, just 20 of Louisiana’s 255 towns do better. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 85% of U.S. towns.
Where Greenwood beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Trosper HouseWhere Greenwood’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Louisiana), ordered by how far Greenwood is from typical.
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Census counts: 212 in 1970, 3,166 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 4 maps from 1945 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
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 Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Greenwood.
Greenwood carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Louisiana (mostly inland flooding), is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has home values climbing faster than Louisiana’s.
Reported crimes fell from 132 to 88 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The property crime rate in Greenwood is 24.4 per 1,000 residents. Greenwood reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 90% report less. The violent crime rate in Greenwood is 4.2 per 1,000 residents.
| Greenwood | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 24.4 per 1,000 residents | 23.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.2 per 1,000 residents | 4.4 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Adults 18 to 34 are 7% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 29% of residents (17% statewide). Greenwood has lost 2.8% of its people since 2020, down to 3,077 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 25% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 27% across Louisiana.
46% women, 54% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.1 points. Across Louisiana, 51.1% of residents are women.
| Greenwood | LA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.8% | 12.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.6% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 1.9% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 5.3% | 13.3% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.8% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 19.5% | 11.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.1% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 17.3% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.6% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.8% | 12.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.8% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 28.6% | 20.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.8% | 7.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.2% | 17% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 4.8% | 10.1% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,100, single groups can be off by several points
3.7% of residents live below the poverty line in Greenwood. Since 2013, Greenwood has added 112 jobs, to 804 in 2023. Greenwood’s average trip to work is 21 minutes.
| Greenwood | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.7% | 20% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.7% | 9.8% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 91% of Louisiana towns; that rating is what its B+ for hazard risk is built on.
Since 2009, 22 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Greenwood.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Only 3 of the 162 Louisiana towns we compare have a higher July high than Greenwood. Greenwood has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Home values rose 27% in five years, to about $251K, against 1% across Louisiana.
Of the 159 Louisiana towns we compare, none has a lower median rent than Greenwood. 87% of Greenwood households own their home. Typical home values rose 9.4% in the year to September 2026.
| Greenwood | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $485 a month | $992 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 87% | 68% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Against the 9,741 U.S. towns with household incomes like Greenwood’s, it is healthier than 62%, so its C+ isn’t only a matter of income. Within Louisiana it is healthier than 85% of the 161 graded towns: much of Louisiana scores lower on these measures.
Greenwood beats the Louisiana average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. Among 161 Louisiana towns, just 1 have a lower share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Greenwood.
| Greenwood | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 42% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 82% | 79% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 26% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 44% | 35% |
| What stands out | Greenwood | LA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.8% | 18.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 8.4% | 12.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.8% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Greenwood. Close and well known come first.
20 mi LakeCaddo Lake
10 mi Stadium & arenaIndependence Stadium
17 mi Stadium & arenaCenturyLink Center
13 mi TheatreShreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium
17 mi MuseumEighth Air Force Museum
2 mi GardenThe Gardens of the American Rose CenterCaddo Lake: Jay Carriker (User:JCarriker), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Independence Stadium: AllisonFoley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · CenturyLink Center: The original uploader was Dman861 at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Eighth Air Force Museum: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · The Gardens of the American Rose Center: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
6 within 15 miles of the center of Greenwood
About 1 of every 100 Greenwood residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Louisiana.
3 places in Greenwood on the National Register of Historic Places.
Suburban town in Caddo, Louisiana, United States
Greenwood is a suburban town in southern Caddo Parish, which is located in the northwest corner of the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 3,166 at the 2020 United States census, it is the third most populous incorporated municipality in Caddo Parish after Shreveport and Blanchard. Part of the Shreveport-Bossier City metropolitan statistical area, it is located 15 miles west of downtown Shreveport.
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One town shares a border with Greenwood.
| Town | LA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwood | #63 | C | B | D | B | C+ |
| Shreveport | #153 | D− | C+ | D− | B | D |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Greenwood grades C overall, better than 33% of U.S. towns and #63 of 161 in Louisiana. It grades C+ for health, D for safety and B for schools. Safety is its weak spot, with a D.
Within Louisiana, it does better than 51% of towns.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
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