Cost of Living in Greenwood
Greenwood's cost of living runs genuinely favorable on housing and taxes, with a real, disclosed cross-source spread on the exact home-price figure.
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Learn moreGenuinely affordable housing, with a disclosed price spread
Greenwood's median home value ran a cited $359,395, though a separate June 2026 median listing price ran $442,000 -- a real, disclosed cross-source tension this record does not resolve to one figure (base record).
Sussex County's real, lowest-in-state property tax rate
Sussex County's own ~0.33% effective property tax rate applies in Greenwood, the lowest of Delaware's three counties (base record).
Delaware's real 0% sales tax and 6.6% top income tax rate
Delaware's real, statewide flat 0% sales tax and seven-bracket income tax (topping out at 6.6%) both apply in Greenwood as statewide (base record).
A modest, disclosed crime elevation
Greenwood's crime rate ran 5% higher than Delaware's own statewide figure -- a real, disclosed, but genuinely modest elevation (base record).
Key takeaways
- Greenwood's housing runs genuinely affordable, though the exact figure carries a real, disclosed cross-source spread.
- Sussex County's 0.33% property tax rate and Delaware's 0% sales tax both apply.
- Delaware's 6.6% top income tax rate applies statewide.
- Greenwood's crime rate runs only modestly above Delaware's own statewide figure.
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