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Greenwood TownshipMI

A town of 1,473.

Population
1,473
2025 Census estimate · −1.2% since 2020
Median home value
$261K
Census ACS
Household income
$83K
median
Median age
45.0
years
Jobs based here
140
A commuter town

Is Greenwood Township a good place to live?

Greenwood Township’s best subject grade is an A for schools; its weakest is a D for walkability. Greenwood Township’s average trip to work is 43 minutes, where Michigan’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. The biggest park or preserve is Greenwood Township Park, at 29 acres. Greenwood Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

StrongestASchoolsWeakestDWalkabilityC−HealthCJobs & income

What makes Greenwood Township stand out

Where Greenwood Township beats most towns.

27Low riskLowerHigher
Natural hazardsB+
Low risk of storm and flood damage
FEMA National Risk Index.
Small town

1,473 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Grant Township · 5 miFremont Township · 5 miYale · 5 miBrockway Township · 6 miKenockee Township · 6 miSpeaker Township · 8 mi
Brockway TownshipGrant TownshipFremont TownshipKenockee TownshipBrockway TownshipGrant TownshipFremont TownshipKenockee TownshipGreenwood Township

How Greenwood Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Greenwood Township is from typical.

How grading works

SchoolsBeat 91% of Michigan districts on tests and graduationAOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 3 of 20; 3.7% of households have no car; 1.6% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →HealthLake Huron Medical Center 15.1 miles awayC−Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 27% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB+Open →Jobs & income$83K median household income; 140 jobs based hereCOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $261K, 3.4 years of the Detroit metro’s $77K median household incomeB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1 mile of trail; 1% conserved landCOpen →HistoryB−Open →Civic life0.8 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsB−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 45.0; 18% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Greenwood Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Greenwood Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerDTE20.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterSunrise MHPNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Greenwood Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsYale Public SchoolsWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Michigan you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereGreenwood Township ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Oct 2021
ZIP code4800648006 100%Census 2020

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.

HealthC−

Health in Greenwood Township trails 77% of U.S. towns

Greenwood Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 19% of adults smoke cigarettes in Greenwood Township, above both Michigan’s towns (15%) and U.S. towns (14%). 16% of Greenwood Township adults report frequent physical distress.

23%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
Greenwood TownshipMichigan townsU.S. towns
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)19%15%14%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)16%14%14%
Depression (CDC PLACES)28%27%23%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)19%18%17%
32 measures vs. Michigan
0 better27 too close to call5 worse
What stands outGreenwood TownshipMI
More smokers18.9%14.6%
More adults with COPD10.1%8.1%
More adults in frequent physical distress16.3%14%
Lake Huron Medical Center
15.1 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
Full pageGreenwood Township’s health reportOpen the page
Everyday habitsMore smokersHospitals & doctors nearby15.1 miles to an ER · Lake Huron Medical CenterHow adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distressEvery CDC estimateBetter than MI on 0 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Work & commuteJobs & income grade C

With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Greenwood Township’s workers commute out

Most working residents leave Greenwood Township for work: only 2% work in town. 14% of residents live below the poverty line in Greenwood Township. The top destinations are Port Huron (15%), Marysville (5%) and Detroit (5%).

2%work in town
Greenwood TownshipMichigan townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line14%8.9%9.6%
Working residents who work in town2.2%5.9%8%
Median household income$83,000$77,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Greenwood Township2%
Port Huron15%
Marysville5%
Detroit5%
Fort Gratiot Township4%
28 mi
median commute distance
140
jobs based in Greenwood Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns
Full pageGreenwood Township’s work & commute pageOpen the page
The jobs here140 jobs based here · A commuter townWhere people work2% work in Greenwood TownshipCommute times43 minutes · The average commuteHow far they goHalf commute less than 28 miles

Census LEHD 2021 · ACS

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B+

Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Greenwood Township

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 73% of U.S. communities.

27risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
27Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
Full pageGreenwood Township’s hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesLow riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters9 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready1 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Greenwood Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers

Greenwood Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Greenwood Township’s July high is 81°F.

41″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–33°
Spring36–55°
Summer59–79°
Fall43–60°
Oct 5
typical first frost
May 12
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageGreenwood Township’s climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 81°, January lows 17°Rain & snow41″ of snow a winter · 33 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+1.6° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

OutdoorsC

1.1% of Greenwood Township is conserved land

1.1 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.

1.1%conserved
1.1%
conserved · 244 of 22,852 acres
1.1 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Greenwood Township Park—29
Full pageGreenwood Township’s outdoors pageOpen the page
Trail map1.1 miles of trail, mappedPick a walk29 acres · Greenwood Township ParkConserved land1.1% conserved · 244 acres protectedQuestions“Where can I hike in Greenwood Township?”

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Greenwood Township

17pages on Greenwood Township
The big questions
SchoolsABeat 91% of MI districtsHealthC−Better than MI on 0 of 32 CDC measuresCost of livingB−Work & commuteC$83K median household income · 140 jobs hereNatural hazardsB+FEMA risk higher than 27% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
OutdoorsC1 mi of trails · 1% conserved landPlacesAttractions39 nearby · Thomas Edison Depot Museum 16 miLibraryB−Yale Public LibraryColleges
The story
Town Hall & politicsClimate81° summer highs · 41″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Greenwood Township; the nearest are

St Clair County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Port Huron16.4 mi$5,212 in-state tuitionOakland UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Rochester Hills40.8 mi$15,262 in-state tuition

About 3 of every 100 Greenwood Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Greenwood Township for work

Where Greenwood Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

15% → Port Huron Port Huron 15% 5% → Marysville Marysville 5% 5% → Detroit Detroit 5% 4% → Fort Gratiot Township Fort Gratiot Township 4% 4% → Yale Yale 4% 3% → Auburn Hills Auburn Hills 3% Greenwood Township · 2% stay
140jobs based in Greenwood Township
2%of working residents work in town
28 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2021

About Greenwood Township

Civil township in Michigan, United States

Greenwood Township is a civil township of St. Clair County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,490 at the 2020 Census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
748 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−.