Best PlacesGreenwood, DE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Greenwood, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Greenwood ranks 15,860th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Greenwood
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.
Greenwood's strengths and weaknesses
Where Greenwood ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 90% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 90% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 85% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 83% of towns
Where Greenwood ranks low
- School gradeD, better than only 10% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 12% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 14% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 28% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 33% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Greenwood
A household needs to earn about $73,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Greenwood home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $82,467, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Greenwood's effective rate of 0.38%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Greenwood
Greenwood's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Greenwood.
Who works in Greenwood, and how
Work in Greenwood centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Greenwood
The coast is about 33 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Greenwood, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Greenwood, month by month
Greenwood sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 49, 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 | 49° | 38° | 28° |
| April | 70° | 57° | 45° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 70° |
| October | 74° | 61° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Greenwood
The nearest airport, Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional, is about 34 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall, about 63 miles away.
The best schools in and around Greenwood
Schools across Greenwood average a D, better than 10% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Phillis Wheatley Elementary SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
- Lake Forest South Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Mispillion ElementaryD− · 14% proficient
Top middle schools
- Chipman (w.t.) Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Milford Central AcademyD+ · 24% proficient
- Woodbridge Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Lake Forest High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Milford Senior High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Woodbridge High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Greenwood school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Greenwood 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 Greenwood against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Greenwood
Is Greenwood a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Greenwood ranks 15,860th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, big-city access, and low property taxes, and lowest on the schools and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Greenwood expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $297,563. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $82,467 median income, cost of living beats 62% of towns.
Is Greenwood safe?
Yes, Greenwood is safer than 85% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $184 per resident a year.
Compare Greenwood with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Greenwood. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Greenwood 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.
Greenwood detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Greenwood: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Greenwood: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Greenwood: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Greenwood: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Greenwood 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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