Greenwood TownshipMI
A town of 1,188.
Is Greenwood Township a good place to live?
Greenwood Township’s best subject grade is a B for cost of living; its weakest is a D for health. 10% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Greenwood Township, where Michigan’s towns sit at 26% and U.S. towns at 29%. Among 702 Michigan towns, just 2 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Greenwood Township. 43% of the land in Greenwood Township is conserved, above both the Michigan town median (4.4%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Manistee National Forest, at 9,861 acres with 61.9 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Greenwood Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,188 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Greenwood Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Greenwood Township is from typical.
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Moving to Greenwood Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Greenwood Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Greenwood Township.
Conserved land covers nearly a third of Greenwood Township
69 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The trail density in Greenwood Township is 1.9 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Manistee National Forest | 61.9 mi | 9,861 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
On CDC estimates, Greenwood Township is less healthy than 85% of U.S. towns
Greenwood Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 19% of Greenwood Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Greenwood Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 37% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Greenwood Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.6% | 10.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.8% | 8.1% |
| More smokers | 19.3% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most of Greenwood Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Greenwood Township for work: only 1% work in town. Greenwood Township’s average trip to work is 30 minutes. Jobs based in Greenwood Township grew to 31 in 2021, 20 more than in 2011.
| Greenwood Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $54,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Greenwood Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Greenwood Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 16° and about 75 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Greenwood Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 55% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Greenwood Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Michigan's Adventure and 8 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Greenwood Township. Close and well known come first.
33 mi MuseumJim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia
27 mi National forestManistee National Forest
20 mi MuseumUSS LST-39320 mi Stadium & arenaMercy Health Arena
14 mi Theme parkWildWater AdventurePhoto credits
Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia: Jim Crow Museum, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Manistee National Forest: RomanKahler, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS LST-393: USN, Public domain · WildWater Adventure: Larry Pieniazek, CC BY 2.5
Everything we know about Greenwood Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Greenwood Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Greenwood Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
99% of working residents leave Greenwood Township for work
Where Greenwood Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
About Greenwood Township
Township in Michigan, United States
Greenwood Township is a civil township of Oceana County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 1,156.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 696 ft
Questions about Greenwood Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Greenwood Township, MI expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.