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Greenwood, DE town hall & government

Greenwood spent $6,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $5 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Greenwood's government.

Town budget

Where Greenwood's money goes

Spent
$6,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$5
typical Delaware cities: $1,027
Long-term debt
$145,000
$123 per resident
Interest on debt
$6,000100%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 28%
  • Property taxes 22%
  • Fees & charges 22%
  • From the federal government 19%
  • From the state 9%
Town workforce

Who works for Greenwood

Full-time staff
5
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$55,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
2 full-time5 part
Police
2 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2024. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Woodbridge School District

Greenwood's K–12 school district, shared with Farmington and Bridgeville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,310
Delaware: $22,312
Students
2,508
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$9.9 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Delaware districts overall: 32% local, 57% state, 11% federal

  • Local 18%
  • State 65%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $20,310 per pupil, $10,783 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Greenwood pay

Typical tax bill
$1,007
a year · Delaware typical $1,768
Effective rate
0.40%
of home value · Delaware 0.50%
Typical home value
$252,200
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Greenwood's government

🏛️ Official websitegreenwood.delaware.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Greenwood →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Greenwood

Greenwood is represented in Congress by Senators Christopher A. Coons and Lisa Blunt Rochester and Representative Sarah McBride. Matt Meyer is governor.

All of Greenwood's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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