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Greenwood is a small town of 3,110 people in Caddo Parish, Louisiana. It's about 10 miles from Shreveport, LA and 165 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $242k and rent runs about $485 a month.
3,110people
$242kTypical home
$485/moRent
93° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
248Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,110
- Part of a metro area
- About 346 people per sq mi
- 165 mi to Dallas, TX
- 10 mi to Shreveport, LA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $242k (≈$1,524/mo)
- Median rent $485/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (700 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,860 per 100k)
People
- Median age 54
- 25% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to SHV airport
- 170 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 335 ft
- 169 mi to the ocean
- 30 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 205 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 59 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Caddo Parish: D+5 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.