Living in Greenwich, New York: homes, schools and costs

The book's checklist

Lower cost of livingEveryday prices run 5.1% below the U.S. average in the Glens Falls metro area.
More house for the moneyA typical home costs 2.9 years of the typical household's income here. Across the U.S. it's 4.1.
A safer neighborhood0 violent crimes were reported in 2025, about 0 per 1,000 people (U.S.: 3.3). Property crime: 2.4 per 1,000 (U.S.: 15.3).
Schools in town2 public schools: 1 elementary and 1 high school.
A hospital close bySaratoga Hospital in Saratoga Springs, about 15 miles away, has the nearest emergency room.
Within reach of a big cityHartford is about 100 miles away as the crow flies. The book suggests staying within about 60 miles if you'll miss big-city sports, concerts and theater.

A check means Greenwich meets the rule of thumb from Frank and Dave's book. An empty box isn't a deal breaker: it's something to weigh for your family. A question mark means there isn't enough data.

For a lifetime

Homes and money

Typical home value, as owners valued them in 2020-2024: $209,500U.S.: $332,700
Home prices since then: Up 20%Washington County, 2022 to 2025
Typical rent, with utilities: $1,211 a monthU.S.: $1,413
Typical household income: $71,111U.S.: $80,734
Typical property tax bill: $5,823 a yearNew York: $6,582
Homes built before 1940: 74%U.S.: 12%
Homes built since 2010: 1%U.S.: 11%
Vacation and seasonal homes: 0%U.S.: 3%
Everyday prices: 94.9U.S. average = 100 (the Glens Falls metro area)

Home values and rents are what households told the Census Bureau across 2020 to 2024, so they trail today's market: county prices have moved up 20% since 2022. Everyday prices are the government's average for the Glens Falls metro area, not Greenwich alone. Check current listings before you budget.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates; Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index for counties (all transactions); U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.

The people

Population, 2025 estimate: 1,6622020: 1,672
Median age: 38.6 yearsU.S.: 38.9
Age 65 and older: 17%U.S.: 17%
Under 18: 21%U.S.: 22%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or more: 36%U.S.: 36%
Moved here from another county or state in the past year: 9%U.S.: 6%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates (Vintage 2025); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Work

Biggest lines of work: Schools, health care and social services (28%); manufacturing (14%); arts, recreation, lodging and restaurants (11%)
Unemployment rate: 3%U.S.: 5%
Average commute: 28 minutesU.S.: 26 minutes
Work from home: 15%U.S.: 15%
Below the poverty line: 9%U.S.: 12%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Health care

Nearest emergency room: Saratoga Hospital, Saratoga Springs, NY, about 15 miles away. It's a general hospital. Medicare gives it 3 of 5 stars.

Look up doctors, clinics and the hospitals themselves on Medicare's Care Compare. Ask where the most serious cases are sent.

Sources: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information.

Schools

2 public schools in Greenwich, run by Greenwich Central School District.

See each school on the federal school search, then check test scores and graduation rates on New York's school report card.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, 2023-24 (via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal); National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS institution directory, 2024.

Internet

Homes with cable, fiber or DSL internet: 68%U.S.: 76%
Homes with any internet subscription: 90%U.S.: 91%

Before you buy, look up the address on the FCC's National Broadband Map to see which providers serve it.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Weather

January average low: 11°F
July average high: 82°F
Days 90°F or hotter: 6 a year
Nights at or below freezing: 156 a year
Rain and melted snow: 46.4 inches a year
Snow: 64 inches a year
Elevation: 324 feet

Weather stations: Buskirk (11 miles away) and Saratoga Springs 4 SW (17 miles away, rain and snow). Averages for 1991 to 2020.

Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020; U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program.

Getting around

Saratoga HospitalEmergency room15

Troy, NYCity of 51,00026

Hartford, CTMetro of 1.2 million100

Straight-line miles. The road is always longer, and as the book says, an interstate at 70 is a different trip from a farm road at 45. Check the real drive: Saratoga Hospital, Troy, Hartford.

Washington County is in a metro area of fewer than 250,000 people (USDA rural-urban code 3, on a scale where 1 is the biggest metro areas and 9 the most rural counties).

For a day

3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, including the Village of Greenwich Historic District.

National Park Service sites within about an hour:

Saratoga National Historical Park4 miles
Appalachian National Scenic Trail22 miles
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site50 miles

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Nearby

Straight-line miles.

Small towns

Schuylerville, NY1,300 people, 4 miles
Cambridge, NY1,800 people, 7 miles
Stillwater, NY1,800 people, 12 miles
Fort Edward, NY3,100 people, 13 miles
Arlington, VT2,400 people, 14 miles
Saratoga Springs, NY29,000 people, 14 miles

Smaller places

Victory, NY676 people, 5 miles
Argyle, NY284 people, 10 miles
Salem, NY (unincorporated)770 people, 10 miles
Valley Falls, NY449 people, 13 miles
Schaghticoke, NY547 people, 14 miles

Sources

Census survey figures are estimates with a margin of error; we leave out any figure whose margin is too wide to be useful. Data last gathered October 5, 2026. See something wrong? Write to mainstreet@smalltownguide.com.