GreenwoodMO
A town of 6,315, settled in 1866.
Why does Greenwood grade so well?
Because it does well by almost any measure. Greenwood earns an A, ranked 6th of 247 in Missouri. The median household earns $107K, it reports less crime per resident than 88% of U.S. towns, and its schools outperform 87% of the state's. Its lowest mark, a C+, is in cost of living. 24% of the land in Greenwood is conserved, where Missouri’s towns sit at 2.1% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Only 11 of Missouri’s 419 towns score higher on the outdoors. The biggest place to walk is James A. Reed Wildlife Area, 781 acres with 6.6 miles of trail.
What makes Greenwood stand out
Where Greenwood beats most towns.
8 miles of trails in Greenwood
24.2% of the town is conserved land, across 3 parks and preserves.
How Greenwood grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Greenwood is from typical.
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Arrowhead Stadium and 33 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Greenwood. Close and well known come first.
Big draw16 mi Stadium & arenaArrowhead Stadium
17 mi Stadium & arenaKauffman Stadium
23 mi Park & preserveSubTropolis
25 mi Theme parkWorlds of Fun
23 mi Stadium & arenaCPKC Stadium
22 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile CenterPhoto credits
Arrowhead Stadium: Ichabod, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kauffman Stadium: Mysteryman28, Public domain · SubTropolis: ErgoSum88, Public domain · Worlds of Fun: Tkexb173 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · CPKC Stadium: elisfkc2, CC BY-SA 2.0 · T-Mobile Center: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
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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 has less tooth loss than most of Missouri, sends most of its workers to Kansas City and beyond and has household incomes well above the Missouri norm.
Conserved land covers 24.2% of Greenwood
7.7 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. At 1.5 miles per square mile, Greenwood’s trail density is against 0.3 in Missouri’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. James A. Reed Wildlife Area | 6.6 mi | 781 |
| 2. Joel Dean Hitt Park | 0.6 mi | 21 |
| 3. Freedom Park | 0.1 mi | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
For schools, Greenwood earns an A
Its public schools are run by the Lee'S Summit R-Vii school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwood Elem.Largest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 300 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduation
Greenwood stands out in Missouri and nationally: property crime there is lower
Violent crime is rare: 4 reported in 2025, 0.6 per 1,000 residents.
Greenwood’s property crime rate is 1.4 per 1,000 residents.
| Greenwood | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.4 per 1,000 residents | 12.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.6 per 1,000 residents | 2.3 | 1.6 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
A smaller share of adults have high blood pressure in Greenwood than in most of Missouri or the rest of the country
Its widest gap with Missouri is tooth loss: 6.5% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 15.8% statewide.
27% of Greenwood adults have high blood pressure. Among 247 Missouri towns, just 4 have a lower share of adults who have diabetes than Greenwood. 33% of Greenwood adults have obesity.
| Greenwood | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 16% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 37% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 7.4% | 12% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Greenwood | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.5% | 15.8% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 3.9% | 6.8% |
| More binge drinkers | 21.9% | 16.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A typical Greenwood home is worth about $359K
The median property tax bill is $3,071, against $1,948 across Missouri, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Greenwood home is worth about $359,000, up 1.7% in a year, 35% above the Missouri typical home. The median rent in Greenwood is $1,809 a month. Only 9 of the 247 Missouri towns we compare have a higher share of households owning their home than Greenwood.
| Greenwood | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 92% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,809 a month | $970 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most working residents commute out of Greenwood
Greenwood has 532 jobs for its 3,015 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Greenwood for work: only 1% work in town. 3.2% of residents live below the poverty line in Greenwood. Jobs based in Greenwood grew to 532 in 2023, 26 more than in 2013.
| Greenwood | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.2% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $107,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 13% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Greenwood
Greenwood has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 20° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More middle-aged adults than Missouri overall
The median household earns $107,250, against $70,702 across Missouri, one input to its A+ for jobs and income.
Adults 35 to 64 are 43% of residents (37% statewide). Greenwood has grown 4.8% since 2020, to 6,315 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 33% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Missouri.
| Greenwood | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 33% | 22% | 29% |
| Median age | 41.2 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.6 points. Across Missouri, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Greenwood | MO | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.8% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.1% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.6% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.4% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.8% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 18.6% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 8.3% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.7% | 10.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 2.6% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.4% | 8.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.2% | 30.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 28% | 20.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.8% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.6% | 12.6% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Moderate risk in Greenwood, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Greenwood since 2008.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Greenwood
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Greenwood
About 5 of every 100 Greenwood residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Missouri.
Greenwood has grown 21% since 2010
5,221 counted in 2010 and 6,021 in 2020; an estimated 6,315 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
About Greenwood
City in Missouri, United States
Greenwood is a city in Jackson and Cass counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, Greenwood had a population of 6,021. It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1867
- Area
- 5.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 942 ft
- ZIP code
- 64034
Greenwood’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Greenwood.
| Town | MO rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwood | #6 | A | C+ | A | A | A− |
| Lee's Summit | #81 | B | C− | C | A | A− |
Questions about Greenwood
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Greenwood, MO a good place to live?
Yes, by almost any measure. Greenwood grades A overall, better than 95% of U.S. towns and #6 of 247 in Missouri. It grades A− for health, A for safety and A for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Greenwood, MO expensive?
That is 4.3 years of the area's median household income ($83,460 across the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
What is Greenwood, MO known for?
2 notable people were born here, including Frank Withrow and Curtis Hidden Page.