Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Greenwich grades B overall, 312th among New York's 745 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. It is healthier than 82% of U.S. towns. It also does better than most on schools: its schools rank ahead of 63% of New York towns. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: the typical home is worth about $242K, 3.2 years of the Glens Falls metro’s $76K median household income. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 98% of U.S. towns, with 6 places on the National Register. On civic life, just 50 of New York’s 1,187 towns do better. Greenwich’s average commute is 32 minutes, against 25 minutes in New York’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Its National Register listings include Village of Greenwich Historic District and Thomas McLean House.
Where Greenwich beats most towns.
Village of Greenwich Historic District| Widest gap | Greenwich | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.4% | 17.2% |
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2021 and a map from 1986 on.
6 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Greenwich is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Greenwich. Close and well known come first.
22 mi LandmarkFort William Henry
33 mi LakeLake George
18 mi Theme parkGreat Escape
39 mi MountainMount Greylock
14 mi State parkGrant Cottage State Historic Site
16 mi MuseumNational Museum of Racing and Hall of FameFort William Henry: IrisKawling at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Lake George: Sixlocal, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Great Escape: Jared and Corin, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Mount Greylock: Jstergis, CC BY 3.0 · Grant Cottage State Historic Site: Coingeek at English Wikipedia, Public domain · National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame: Peter Flass, CC BY 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Greenwich, 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 Greenwich.
Its widest gap with New York is food insecurity: 9.4% of its 4,397 adults worry about having enough food, against 17.2% statewide.
The share of adults in Greenwich who get no exercise outside work: 23%. The town does better than the New York average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 2. In Greenwich, 29% of adults have obesity, and 83% had a checkup this year.
| Greenwich | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 37% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 33% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 81% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| What stands out | Greenwich | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.4% | 17.2% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.7% | 14.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.7% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Public schools: the Greenwich Central School District. The largest public high school is Greenwich Junior-Senior High School, with 410 students. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwich Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 452 | B− |
| Greenwich Junior-Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 410 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
In Greenwich, 5.3% of residents live below the poverty line. Most people who work leave Greenwich to do it: just 15% work in town. The top destinations are Saratoga Springs (10%), Easton (8%) and Wilton (4%).
| Greenwich | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5.3% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 15% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $74,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Greenwich’s peak summer temperature comes in at 82°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest park or preserve is Carters Pond Wildlife Management Area, at 441 acres. Trails total 7.2 miles in 4 parks and preserves. In Greenwich, the trail density is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Greenwich | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.2% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Thunder Mountian Recreation Area | 2.1 mi | 139 |
| 2. Carters Pond Wildlife Management Area | — | 441 |
| 3. Greenwich Town Bathing Beach | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
New York has 40% of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 35%. Adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (23% statewide); people 65 and older are 23% of residents (18% statewide). In Greenwich, the median age is 45.8 years.
| Greenwich | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 18% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 45.8 years | 42.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 32% | 29% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.5 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Greenwich | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.3% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.2% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.8% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.2% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.5% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.5% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.1% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.9% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.5% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.7% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.1% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.8% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.3% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.8% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.3% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,800, single groups can be off by several points
Of the losses FEMA expects in Greenwich, 71% come from inland flooding and 9% from cold waves. Compared with 59% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is lower. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2011.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Greenwich; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Greenwich residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Where Greenwich’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
7 towns share a border with Greenwich.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwich | #312 | B | C+ | — | B | A− |
| Easton | — | — | C | — | B | A− |
| Argyle | #434 | B− | B− | — | B− | B |
| Jackson | — | — | C | — | B− | B+ |
| Northumberland | #225 | B+ | B | — | B | A− |
| Saratoga | #187 | A− | C+ | — | A− | A− |
| Salem | #580 | C | B− | — | C+ | B |
| Fort Edward | #641 | C− | B− | — | C− | B+ |
Easton and Jackson have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Greenwich, Easton, Argyle, Jackson, Northumberland, Saratoga, Salem and Fort Edward report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Greenwich with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Greenwich grades B overall, better than 60% of U.S. towns and #312 of 745 in New York. It grades A− for health and B for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
