Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 54/100
C−
Median home value$276,100
Indianapolis $265,900
Median rent$1,312/mo
Indianapolis $1,191/mo
Cost-burdened households25%
Indianapolis 27%
Greenwood
Johnson County66,029 residents3 school districts
65
C+
Suburbgrade score
11th of 23 Indianapolis suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
65
Indianapolis median 65
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Greenwood is like to live in, by category
Bars show Greenwood against Indianapolis. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 71/100
B−
Within-state proficiency75th pct
Indianapolis median 82nd pct
Student–teacher ratio16.3
Indianapolis median 16.1
Graduation rate92%
Indianapolis median 95%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 76/100
B
Housing cost index101
Indianapolis 100
Eff. tax rate0.77%
Indianapolis 0.82%
Local sales tax7.00%
Indianapolis median 7.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 56/100
C−
Mean commute24.8 min
Indianapolis 25.5 min
Under 30 minutes64%
Indianapolis 63%
Transit stops / sq mi0.6
Indianapolis median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 69/100
B−
Restaurants & cafés40
Indianapolis median 23 · within 2 miles
Groceries7
Indianapolis median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks87
Indianapolis median 25 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 66/100
C+
Median household income$83,608
Indianapolis $79,852
Unemployment2.6%
Indianapolis 4.0%
Professional occupations41%
Indianapolis 44%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Greenwood on housing & affordability
Greenwood's weakest grade is C−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
McCordsville23 mi from GreenwoodB− 65 C+ Bargersville7 mi from GreenwoodB− 55 C− Avon19 mi from GreenwoodC+ 68 B− Brownsburg22 mi from GreenwoodC+ 71 B− Danville23 mi from GreenwoodC 62 C Plainfield16 mi from GreenwoodC 67 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Greenwood
Is Greenwood, IN a good place to live?
Greenwood scores 65 out of 100, 11th of 23 Indianapolis suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Greenwood expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $276,100, 4% above the Indianapolis median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.77%. $1,312/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Greenwood?
Schools grade B−. The districts serving Greenwood sit at the 75th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 92% graduation rate and a 16.3 student–teacher ratio. Greenwood is served by Clark-Pleasant Community Sch Corp, Greenwood Community Sch Corp and Center Grove Community School Corporation. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Greenwood?
The mean commute is 24.8 min, with 64% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 12% working from home. Transit density is 0.6 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Greenwood?
Within two miles there are 7 groceries, 40 restaurants and cafés and 87 parks, which grades B− on amenities.
Are the homes in Greenwood old or new?
The median home in Greenwood was built in 1996 — newer than the Indianapolis median of 1983. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 72% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.