10 Most Dangerous Neighborhoods In Greensboro, NC [2023]

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Greensboro’s neighborhoods conjure up too many stereotypes to count. You’ve got hipster areas, preppy places, neighborhoods where college kids thrive, and of course, ghettos.

It seems as if there’s a neighborhood for everyone in Greensboro.

And while the city consistently ranks as one of the best places to live in North Carolina thanks in part to tons of entertainment and jobs, it’s not all rainbows and sunshine in Greensboro. Some neighborhoods aren’t as safe as others.

So the question arises, which Greensboro neighborhoods are the most dangerous and which are the safest?

Today, we’ll use Saturday Night Science to determine which Greensboro hoods need a little tender loving care – the sore thumbs of the Greensboro area if you will. Realistically, you can’t expect all the neighborhoods to be amazing, although Madison Woods ranks way above the rest.

We examined 88 of Greensboro’s neighborhoods to find out the most dangerous places to live. These places don’t quite measure up to Greensboro’s reputation.

The Most Dangerous Neighborhoods In Greensboro For 2023

Greentree
Oak Grove
Dudley Heights
Woodlea Lakes
Glenwood
Callum Area
Hewitt Area
Holden Farms
The Pines
Smith Homes

So what’s the worst neighborhood to live in Greensboro for 2023? According to the most recent census data, Greentree looks to be the worst neighborhood in Greensboro.

Read on to see how we determined the places around Greensboro that need a pick-me-up. And remember, don’t blame the messenger.

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Table Of Contents: Top 10 | Methodology | Summary | Table

The 10 Most Dangerous Neighborhoods In Greensboro For 2023

1. Greentree

Population: 373

Median Home Value: $92,500 (19th worst)
Median Income: $28,125 (18th worst)

2. Oak Grove

Population: 484

Median Home Value: $55,421 (worst)
Median Income: $28,449 (19th worst)

3. Dudley Heights

Population: 539

Median Home Value: $101,166 (22nd worst)
Median Income: $30,786 (23rd worst)

4. Woodlea Lakes

Population: 422

Median Home Value: $119,652 (42nd worst)
Median Income: $39,840 (43rd worst)

5. Glenwood

Population: 1,888

Median Home Value: $83,343 (15th worst)
Median Income: $21,001 (4th worst)

6. Callum Area

Population: 172

Median Home Value: $93,764 (2worst)
Median Income: $29,701 (20th worst)

7. Hewitt Area

Population: 2,597

Median Home Value: $84,547 (16th worst)
Median Income: $41,988 (45th worst)

8. Holden Farms

Population: 268

Median Home Value: $164,977 (67th worst)
Median Income: $35,891 (32nd worst)

9. The Pines

Population: 717

Median Home Value: $108,755 (30th worst)
Median Income: $40,391 (44th worst)

10. Smith Homes

Population: 1,459

Median Home Value: $80,046 (12th worst)
Median Income: $17,634 (3rd worst)

Methodology: How we determined the most dangerous Greensboro neighborhoods in 2023

To figure out how bad a place is to live in, we only needed to know what kinds of things people like and then decide what places have the least amount of those things. We plugged the following criteria into Saturday Night Science to get the worst neighborhoods in Greensboro:

High crime (Estimated)
High unemployment (Less jobs)
Low median income (Less pay)
Low population density (No things to do)
Low home values (No one’s willing to pay to live here)

Then, we ranked each neighborhood in Greensboro, North Carolina for each of these criteria from worst to best.

Next, we averaged the individual rankings for each criterion into a “Worst Score.”

The neighborhood with the lowest “Worst Score” ranks as the most dangerous neighborhood of Greensboro.

The article is an opinion based on facts and is meant as infotainment. We updated this article for 2023. This report is our time ranking the worst neighborhoods to live in Greensboro.

Skip to the end to see the list of all 88 neighborhoods ranked from worst to best.

Summary: The Worst Neighborhoods Around Greensboro

Well, there you have it — the worst of the neighborhoods in Greensboro with Greentree landing at the bottom of the pack.

As mentioned earlier, the neighborhoods in Greensboro aren’t all bad. Madison Woods takes the cake as the best place to live in Greensboro.

We ranked the neighborhoods from worst to best in the chart below.