Boston vs Greenbush

A side-by-side comparison of Boston and Greenbush: population, income, housing, and more.

Boston and Greenbush are places in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Greenbush has the higher population (184 vs 156 in Boston). Greenbush has the higher median home value ($229,200 vs $110,200 in Boston). Since 2019, Greenbush's population has grown faster (+1.1% vs -83.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Boston	Greenbush
Population	156	184
Median age	47.9 yrs	25.7 yrs
Median household income	$56,557	—
Median home value	$110,200	$229,200
Housing units	106	62
Homeownership rate	100.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.4%	8.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Boston	Greenbush
Population	928 → 156 (-83.2%)	182 → 184 (+1.1%)
Median household income	$31,630 → $56,557 (+78.8%)	$109,018 → $81,696 (-25.1%)
Median home value	$9,999 → $110,200 (+1002.1%)	$323,900 → $229,200 (-29.2%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $743 (+10.1%)	—

Boston

Population

928156

Median household income

$31,630$56,557

Median home value

$9,999$110,200

Median gross rent

$675$743

Greenbush

Population

182184

Median household income

$109,018$81,696

Median home value

$323,900$229,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Boston	Greenbush
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	44.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	3.8%
25 to 34	12.2%	3.3%
35 to 44	4.5%	32.6%
45 to 54	39.1%	8.2%
55 to 64	15.4%	0.0%
65 to 74	28.8%	8.2%
75 and over	0.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Boston	Greenbush
White (non-Hispanic)	31.4%	83.2%
Black or African American	68.6%	13.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Boston	Greenbush
No high school diploma	6.4%	13.5%
High school graduate	73.7%	40.6%
Some college or associate's	4.5%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	15.4%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Boston	Greenbush
Drove alone	100.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Boston	Greenbush
1-unit, detached	35.8%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	64.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Boston	Greenbush
Poverty rate	0.0%	54.3%
Average household size	1.47	3.91
Mean commute (minutes)	—	23
Median year structure built	2003	1982