Another notable thing is that Greenville is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the town’s population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live.
Because of many things, Greenville is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Greenville a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Greenville has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Greenville’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Greenville has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Greenville has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Greenville than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Greenville may be for you.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Greenville spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.46 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.
As is often the case in a small town, Greenville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, Greenville is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.35% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Greenville in 2022 was $39,651, which is middle income relative to Maine, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $158,604 for a family of four. However, Greenville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Greenville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Greenville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Greenville include English, Irish, French, Italian, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Greenville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
