Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Greenwood Lake grades B+ overall, ranked 214th of 745 in New York. 30% of its land is conserved. Its schools rank ahead of 89% of New York towns and crime is low: it reports less per resident than 88% of U.S. towns. The catch is cost: the typical home is worth about $434K, 4.4 years of the Kiryas Joel metro’s $98K median household income. 30% of the land in Greenwood Lake is conserved, above both the New York town median (5.2%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Greenwood Lake is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 96% of U.S. towns. Only 79 of New York’s 1,187 towns score higher on civic life.
Where Greenwood Lake beats most towns.
29.9% of the town is conserved land, across 3 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Greenwood Lake is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 332 in 1930, 2,994 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1877 and 4 maps from 1891 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Greenwood Lake. Close and well known come first.
Big draw21 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
Big draw35 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw31 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw36 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw35 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a yearUnited States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain · Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Greenwood Lake, 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 Greenwood Lake.
Greenwood Lake is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of New York (mostly inland flooding) and has many renters stretched by housing costs.
At 1.3 per 1,000 residents, Greenwood Lake’s property crime rate is below both New York’s towns (7.6) and U.S. towns (9.9). The violent crime rate in Greenwood Lake is 2 per 1,000 residents.
| Greenwood Lake | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.3 per 1,000 residents | 7.6 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
1.0 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Sterling Forest State Park, at 406 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sterling Forest State Park | 0.8 mi | 406 |
| 2. Lion's Field Park | — | 3 |
| 3. Appalachian National Scenic Trail | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
29.4% of workers work from home, against 14.9% across New York.
Most working residents leave Greenwood Lake for work: only 5% work in town. Greenwood Lake’s average trip to work is 36 minutes. Since 2013, Greenwood Lake has added 96 jobs, to 388 in 2023.
| Greenwood Lake | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 36 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.1% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $73,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 93% of New York towns; that rating is what its C− for hazard risk is built on.
Since 1979, 46 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Greenwood Lake.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 10,726 U.S. towns with household incomes like Greenwood Lake’s, it is healthier than 84%, so its B+ isn’t only a matter of income.
Greenwood Lake beats the New York average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 19% of Greenwood Lake adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Greenwood Lake | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 21% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 33% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Greenwood Lake | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.1% | 17.2% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 12.1% | 14.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Greenwood Lake has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 18° and about 39 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
83.5% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 52.1% across New York.
Typical home values rose 6.5% in the year to September 2026.
| Greenwood Lake | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,385 a month | $1,098 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 68% | 75% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Adults 18 to 34 are 29% of residents (23% statewide); children under 18 are 15% of residents (21% statewide). 39% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Greenwood Lake. Greenwood Lake has lost 2.4% of its people since 2020, down to 2,975 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Greenwood Lake | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 39% | 32% | 29% |
| Median age | 42.7 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women. Among residents 75 and older, 78% are men (NY 40%).
| Greenwood Lake | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 4.9% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.2% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.1% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 25.1% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.9% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.2% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.2% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.8% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.8% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.2% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.5% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 12.7% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.6% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.9% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.1% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,000, single groups can be off by several points
17 within 15 miles of the center of Greenwood Lake
About 3 of every 100 Greenwood Lake residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Where Greenwood Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Village in New York, United States
Greenwood Lake is a village in Orange County, New York, United States, in the southern part of the town of Warwick. As of the 2020 census, the population of the village was 2,994. It is part of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport Combined Statistical Area.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Greenwood Lake grades B+ overall, better than 73% of U.S. towns and #214 of 745 in New York. It grades B+ for health, A for safety and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
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