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Greenville gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $153K for a typical one, or 2.6 years of the Hermitage area’s $60K median household income. It grades B+ overall, ranked 474th of 1032 in Pennsylvania. The low prices come with trade-offs. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 71% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top, and the median household income is $53K, and 16% of residents live below the poverty line. On the plus side, it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 94% of U.S. towns. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 97% of U.S. towns, with 1 place on the National Register. Greenville is home to Thiel College. On history, just 120 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do better. 17% of residents live below the poverty line in Greenville, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (7.6%) and U.S. towns (9.6%).
Where Greenville beats most towns.
Greenville Commercial Historic DistrictEach subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Greenville is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,848 in 1870, a peak of 9,210 in 1950, 5,540 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1826 and 4 maps from 1908 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Greenville, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Greenville.
Greenville is healthier than towns with similar incomes and is safe by national standards but not by Pennsylvania’s; it also carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Pennsylvania (mostly inland flooding).
1.5 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The trail density in Greenville is 0.8 miles per square mile. The biggest park or preserve is Riverside Park, at 41 acres.
| Greenville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cassidy Gardens | 0.7 mi | 14 |
| 2. Riverside Park | — | 41 |
| 3. Greenville Railroad Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by Greenville Area SD. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Greenville JSHS, with 610 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Michael School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades PK–7 | Grades PK–7 | 79 | – |
| Greenville JSHSLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 610 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
At 2.6 years of the Hermitage area’s $60K median household income, the typical home (about $153K) costs less against local pay than in 78% of Pennsylvania towns; that ratio is one input to its A for cost of living. Values fell 2.2% in the past year while the Pennsylvania typical home rose 2.2%.
Greenville’s median rent is $626 a month. The typical Greenville home is worth about $153,000, 47% below the Pennsylvania typical home. 64% of households own their home in Greenville.
| Greenville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $626 a month | $1,116 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 64% | 78% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Adults 18 to 34 are 35% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 28% of residents (38% statewide). Greenville has lost 2.2% of its people since 2020, down to 5,406 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 29% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Greenville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33.4 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 21% | 18% |
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.1 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Greenville | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.3% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 4.2% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 20.9% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.5% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.3% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.2% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.8% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.7% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 37% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.6% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.4% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.4% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.6% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 92% of Pennsylvania towns, with expected losses of about $416 per resident a year; that rating is what its C− for hazard risk is built on.
Since 2003, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Greenville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Greenville has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 18° and about 62 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Greenville for work: only 12% work in town. Since 2013, Greenville has lost 223 jobs, to 1,625 in 2023. The top destinations are Hempfield Township (9%), Hermitage (6%) and Pymatuning Township (5%).
| Greenville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $53,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 8.4% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
At 21 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 77% of Pennsylvania’s graded towns.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Against the 6,679 U.S. towns with household incomes like Greenville’s, it is healthier than 83%, so its B− isn’t only a matter of income.
Greenville beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 20% of Greenville adults report frequent mental distress.
| Greenville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 24% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Greenville | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 7.5% | 5.8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.5% | 14.5% |
| More adults in frequent mental distress | 20.4% | 16.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2 within 15 miles of the center of Greenville
College town 17 of every 100 Greenville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
17 notable people were born in Greenville.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Greenville is a borough with home rule status in northwestern Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States. Located along the Shenango River, it lies roughly 80 miles from both Pittsburgh and Cleveland. It is 1.89 square miles in area, and had a population of 5,541 as of the 2020 census. Incorporated as the Borough of West Greenville in 1836, it changed its name to the Borough of Greenville in 1865 and began to operate under a home rule charter on January 1, 2020, under the name of the "Town of Greenville." The origin of the name is speculated to have come from East Greenville, Pennsylvania. Greenville is part of the Hermitage micropolitan area. It was home to the Werner Company, the world's …
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2 towns share a border with Greenville.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville | #474 | B+ | A | C+ | B+ | B− |
| Hempfield Township | #950 | C− | C+ | D | B+ | B− |
| West Salem Township | #945 | C− | B | — | B | C+ |
West Salem Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Greenville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Greenville grades B+ overall, better than 68% of U.S. towns and #474 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B− for health, C+ for safety and B+ for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a C−.
Pennsylvania has less crime than most states, so among its own towns Greenville sits nearer the middle.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.
17 notable people were born here, including Ken Christy and Alexander Long.