GreenwoodMN
A town of 725, settled in 1857.
Is Greenwood a good place to live?
81% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Greenwood, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 33% and U.S. towns at 29%. No town among the 232 in Minnesota we compare has a higher typical home value than Greenwood. Greenwood has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
725 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
U.S. Bank Stadium and 69 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Greenwood. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaU.S. Bank Stadium
2 mi LakeLake Minnetonka
14 mi Stadium & arenaTarget Field
17 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Stadium
9 mi Theme parkValleyfair
22 mi Stadium & arenaGrand Casino ArenaPhoto credits
U.S. Bank Stadium: Darb02, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Minnetonka: Dan, CC BY 2.0 · Target Field: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Huntington Bank Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Valleyfair: https://www.flickr.com/photos/clumpinglitter/, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Grand Casino Arena: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Greenwood: who provides what
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 Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Greenwood.
Greenwood’s typical home value is about $1.73M
The typical Greenwood home is worth about $1,734,000, up 7.7% in a year, 5 times the Minnesota typical home. Greenwood’s median rent is $1,885 a month, against $1,196 a month in Minnesota’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. 90% of Greenwood households own their home.
| Greenwood | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,885 a month | $1,196 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 90% | 75% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The median household income in Greenwood is higher than in most of Minnesota or the rest of the country
The median household income in Greenwood is $215,000. Of the 274 Minnesota towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Greenwood. Since 2013, Greenwood has added 84 jobs, to 187 in 2023.
| Greenwood | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $215,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.4% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 8.8% | 7% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Greenwood faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 77% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Greenwood.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Greenwood, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Greenwood has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 6° and about 55 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Greenwood is
Greenwood beats the Minnesota average on 14 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 26% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Greenwood. Among 272 Minnesota towns, just 7 have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Greenwood.
| Greenwood | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 30% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 35% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 23% | 25% |
| What stands out | Greenwood | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7% | 11.4% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.8% | 7.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.3% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Greenwood
Colleges nearby
12 within 15 miles of the center of Greenwood
About 2 of every 100 Greenwood residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
100% of working residents leave Greenwood for work
Where Greenwood’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Greenwood
City in Minnesota, United States
Greenwood is a community on Saint Albans Bay on Lake Minnetonka in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States just northeast of the community of Excelsior, Minnesota. The population was 726 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 942 ft
- Area code
- 952
Questions about Greenwood
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Greenwood, MN a good place to live?
Greenwood has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.