Route 59, on the west by Crabb River Road, and on the north by the city of Sugar Land.

The southern edge of the CDP runs generally along Rabbs Bayou, though parts of the sections known as Greatwood Knoll and Greatwood Crossing lie south of Rabbs Bayou.

Four homes along Macek Road are on the north side of the bayou across a private bridge and are not part of the master-planned community.

The Telfair community of Sugar Land is about 2 miles (3 km) northeast of Greatwood.

7.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Homeowners in Greatwood paid for this service separately prior to the annexation.

[9] Residents are zoned to the Lamar Consolidated Independent School District.

Reading JHS,[10] and George Ranch HS are the respective zoned schools.

This plan also called for rezoning some areas in the Canyon Gate at Brazos neighborhood, adjacent to Greatwood, from Dickinson to Williams Elementary School.

Joshua Winata of the Houston Chronicle wrote that it resulted in a "reluctant rivalry" between Canyon Gate and Greatwood.

There is also an assisted living facility and a privately operated public golf course.