Best PlacesGreenfield Mills, MD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Greenfield Mills, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Greenfield Mills ranks 20,106th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Greenfield Mills
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Greenfield Mills' strengths and weaknesses
Where Greenfield Mills ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 95% of towns
- Household income$122,578 median, better than 94% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 91% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 91% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 90% of towns
Where Greenfield Mills ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 1% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 1% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Short commute40.8 minutes each way, better than only 4% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Greenfield Mills
A household needs to earn about $163,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Greenfield Mills home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $122,578, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Greenfield Mills' effective rate of 0.85%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Greenfield Mills
Greenfield Mills runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Greenfield Mills.
Who works in Greenfield Mills, and how
Work in Greenfield Mills centers on finance & insurance and public administration. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 65%
- Work from home 32%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Greenfield Mills
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Greenfield Mills.
What the weather is like in Greenfield Mills, month by month
Greenfield Mills sees roughly 63 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 35° | 28° |
| April | 68° | 56° | 45° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 68° |
| October | 70° | 59° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Greenfield Mills
Washington Dulles International sits about 22 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 13.9 million passengers in 2025, with 200 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Greenfield Mills
Schools across Greenfield Mills average a B−, better than 65% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Urbana ElementaryA− · 56% proficient
- Carroll Manor ElementaryC · 34% proficient
Top middle schools
- Urbana MiddleA− · 53% proficient
- Ballenger Creek MiddleC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Urbana HighA+ · 81% proficient
- Tuscarora HighB+ · 58% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Greenfield Mills school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Greenfield Mills measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Greenfield Mills against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Greenfield Mills
Is Greenfield Mills a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Greenfield Mills ranks 20,106th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on big-city access, high incomes, and population health, and lowest on taxes and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Greenfield Mills expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $621,050. The overall cost of living runs about 15% above the national average. Set against a $122,578 median income, cost of living beats 86% of towns.
Is Greenfield Mills safe?
Greenfield Mills is safer than 52% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $287 per resident a year.
Compare Greenfield Mills with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Greenfield Mills. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Greenfield Mills represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Greenfield Mills detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Greenfield Mills: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Greenfield Mills: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Greenfield Mills: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Greenfield Mills: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Greenfield Mills detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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