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Greenwood is a small town of 1,564 people in Sussex County, Delaware. It's about 25 miles from Dover, DE and 64 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $252k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,564people
$252kTypical home
$1,316/moRent
87° / 44°Summer / winter
13"Snow
243Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,564
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,970 people per sq mi
- 64 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 25 mi to Dover, DE
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $252k (≈$1,590/mo)
- Median rent $1,316/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (463 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,095 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 25% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to DOV airport
- 63 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 49 ft
- 17 mi to the ocean
- 196 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 101 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 158 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 27 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 36 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Delaware districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sussex County: R+11 in 2024
- Delaware: D+15 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk