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About Greenwood

Town in Delaware, United States
1856Established
990Population
0.7 sq miArea
46 ftElevation

Greenwood is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. As of the 2020 census, Greenwood had a population of 990. It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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ZIP code19950
Area code302
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Housing in Greenwood

$286K▲ 3% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Greenwood home is worth about $286,000, up 3% in a year, 30% below the Delaware typical home.

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Safety in Greenwood

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Safety Grade C+

Greenwood reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 59% report less. Within Delaware, it does better than 65% of towns.

Violent crime per 1,000
Greenwood 3.5
Delaware 3.5
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Greenwood 11.2
Delaware 15.8
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade D

The public schools Greenwood’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 90% of Delaware’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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