Best PlacesWestview Park, Woodlawn, MD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Westview Park, Woodlawn, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Westview Park, Woodlawn ranks 4,227th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Westview Park, Woodlawn
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Westview Park, Woodlawn's strengths and weaknesses
Where Westview Park, Woodlawn ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 80% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 77% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 73% of neighborhoods
Where Westview Park, Woodlawn ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Westview Park, Woodlawn
A household needs to earn about $79,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Westview Park, Woodlawn home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $93,803, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Westview Park, Woodlawn's effective rate of 0.90%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Westview Park, Woodlawn
Westview Park, Woodlawn runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Westview Park, Woodlawn.
Who works in Westview Park, Woodlawn, and how
Work in Westview Park, Woodlawn centers on admin & support services and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Westview Park, Woodlawn
The coast is about 17 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Westview Park, Woodlawn, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Westview Park, Woodlawn, month by month
Westview Park, Woodlawn sees roughly 97 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 39° | 33° |
| April | 68° | 59° | 51° |
| July | 91° | 83° | 76° |
| October | 71° | 63° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Westview Park, Woodlawn
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall sits about 9 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 12.3 million passengers in 2025, with 114 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Westview Park, Woodlawn
Schools across Westview Park, Woodlawn average a D, better than 13% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Woodbridge ElementaryC− · 27% proficient
- Johnnycake ElementaryD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- Southwest AcademyD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Woodlawn HighD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Westview Park, Woodlawn school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Westview Park, Woodlawn measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Westview Park, Woodlawn against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Westview Park, Woodlawn
Is Westview Park, Woodlawn a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Westview Park, Woodlawn ranks 4,227th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cell coverage, a stable housing market, and big-city access, and lowest on state infrastructure and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Westview Park, Woodlawn expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $299,555. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $93,803 median income, cost of living beats 67% of neighborhoods.
Is Westview Park, Woodlawn safe?
Westview Park, Woodlawn is safer than 30% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $554 per resident a year.
Compare Westview Park, Woodlawn with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Westview Park, Woodlawn. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Westview Park, Woodlawn represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Westview Park, Woodlawn detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Westview Park, Woodlawn: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Westview Park, Woodlawn: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Westview Park, Woodlawn: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Westview Park, Woodlawn: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Westview Park, Woodlawn detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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