Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Greenwood Township’s subject grades are an A− for cost of living and an A for history; the weakest is a C for walkability. Greenwood Township’s rent at the middle of the market is $691 a month, against $1,115 a month in Pennsylvania’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 4 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns do worse. Greenwood Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Greenwood Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Where Greenwood Township beats most towns.
The archive holds 15 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 5 maps from 1894 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Greenwood Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Ordered by what stands out in Greenwood Township.
The top destinations are Mahoning Township (10%), Bloomsburg (9%) and Millville (8%). Commuting out is the norm in Greenwood Township: 2% of working residents work locally. The median household income locally is $68,000. Half commute less than 14 miles.
| Greenwood Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.9% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
One of its 3 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. Millville Area SD runs its public schools. Greenwood Township’s only public school teaches 291 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millville Area Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 291 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Greenwood Township’s peak summer temperature is 83°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
21% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Greenwood Township. Among adults in the town, 15% report frequent physical distress and 27% get no exercise outside work.
| Greenwood Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 24% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Greenwood Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.8% | 7.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.3% | 7.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.7% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The national flood insurance program has paid 32 claims in Greenwood Township since 1979. FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in the town than in 55% of U.S. communities.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Who provides power, water and the rest in Greenwood Township, 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.
1 within 15 miles of the center of Greenwood Township
About 2 of every 100 Greenwood Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Greenwood Township is a township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 1,888 at the 2020 census.
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9 towns share a border with Greenwood Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwood Township | — | — | A− | — | B+ | C+ |
| Pine Township | — | — | A− | — | B+ | C+ |
| Madison Township | — | — | B | — | B+ | B |
| Iola | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Millville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eyers Grove | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mount Pleasant Township | — | — | B− | — | A | B |
| Jackson Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Greenwood Township, Pine Township, Madison Township and Mount Pleasant Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Greenwood Township, Pine Township, Madison Township and Mount Pleasant Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Iola, Millville, Eyers Grove and Jackson Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Greenwood Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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−.
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