Best PlacesWoodbine, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Woodbine, 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.
Woodbine ranks 24,493rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Woodbine
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.
Woodbine's strengths and weaknesses
Where Woodbine ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 160 pleasant days a year, better than 95% of towns
- School gradeB+, better than 80% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 78% of towns
- BikingBetter than 78% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 76% of towns
Where Woodbine ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Short commute35.9 minutes each way, better than only 12% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 17% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 27% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 30% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Woodbine
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Woodbine home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $65,885, 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 Woodbine's effective rate of 0.77%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Woodbine
Woodbine's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Woodbine.
Who works in Woodbine, and how
Work in Woodbine centers on public administration and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Woodbine
The coast is about 37 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Woodbine, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Woodbine, month by month
Woodbine sees roughly 160 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 44. The comfortable stretch runs February through May and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 53° | 44° |
| April | 77° | 68° | 59° |
| July | 90° | 81° | 74° |
| October | 80° | 72° | 64° |
Flying in and out of Woodbine
The nearest airport, Brunswick Golden Isles, is about 27 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Jacksonville International, about 29 miles away.
The best schools in and around Woodbine
Schools across Woodbine average a B+, better than 80% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Durbin Creek Elementary SchoolA+ · 81% proficient
- Sugarmill ElementaryA · 69% proficient
- St. Simons Elementary SchoolA · 62% proficient
Top middle schools
- Fruit Cove Middle SchoolA+ · 77% proficient
- Camden Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
- Atkinson Elementary SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
Top high schools
- Creekside High SchoolA+ · 84% proficient
- Camden County High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Glynn AcademyB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Woodbine school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Woodbine 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 Woodbine against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Woodbine
Is Woodbine a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Woodbine ranks 24,493rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, good schools, and walkability, and lowest on disaster risk and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Woodbine expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $229,759. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $65,885 median income, cost of living beats 38% of towns.
Is Woodbine safe?
Yes, Woodbine is safer than 69% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $226 per resident a year.
Compare Woodbine with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Woodbine. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Woodbine 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.
Woodbine detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Woodbine: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Woodbine: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Woodbine: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Woodbine: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Woodbine 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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