Best PlacesWoodbridge, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Woodbridge, 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.
Woodbridge ranks 626th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. Long commutes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on cheap car insurance.
The best neighborhoods in Woodbridge
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.
Woodbridge's strengths and weaknesses
Where Woodbridge ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 82% of cities
- Household income$124,796 median, better than 79% of cities
- BikingBetter than 77% of cities
- School gradeB+, better than 76% of cities
- Air qualityBetter than 75% of cities
Where Woodbridge ranks low
- Short commute37.9 minutes each way, better than only 2% of cities
- QuietBetter than only 15% of cities
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 19% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than only 20% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 67 pleasant days a year, better than only 20% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Woodbridge
A household needs to earn about $128,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Woodbridge home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $124,796; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Woodbridge's effective rate of 0.81%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Woodbridge
Woodbridge 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 Woodbridge.
Who works in Woodbridge, and how
Work in Woodbridge centers on public administration and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Woodbridge
Woodbridge has more restaurants and bars per resident than 66% of cities and more parkland per resident than 83% of cities. The coast is about 6 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Woodbridge and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Woodbridge, month by month
Woodbridge sees roughly 67 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 36° | 26° |
| April | 72° | 57° | 44° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 68° |
| October | 73° | 60° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Woodbridge
Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl sits about 20 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 12.0 million passengers in 2025, with 128 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Woodbridge
Schools across Woodbridge average a B+, better than 76% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Ashland ElementaryA+ · 78% proficient
- Westridge ElementaryA+ · 77% proficient
- Thurgood Marshall ElementaryA+ · 76% proficient
Top middle schools
- South County MiddleA+ · 73% proficient
- Louise A. Benton MiddleA+ · 68% proficient
- Woodbridge MiddleA · 62% proficient
Top high schools
- Woodbridge HighA · 79% proficient
- Osbourn Park HighA · 78% proficient
- Robinson SecondaryA · 76% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Woodbridge school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Woodbridge 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 Woodbridge against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Woodbridge suits
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in Woodbridge
Is Woodbridge a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Woodbridge ranks 626th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, high incomes, and biking, and lowest on long commutes and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Woodbridge expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $487,176. The overall cost of living runs about 15% above the national average. Set against a $124,796 median income, cost of living beats 67% of cities.
Is Woodbridge safe?
Woodbridge is safer than 54% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $313 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Woodbridge?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 48 with lows near 26. That works out to about 67 pleasant days a year, more than 20% of cities.
Is Woodbridge good for families?
Schools beat 76% of cities, crime safety beats 54%, and childcare runs $1,333 a month.
Compare Woodbridge with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Woodbridge. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Woodbridge 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.
Woodbridge detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Woodbridge: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Woodbridge: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Woodbridge: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Woodbridge: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Woodbridge 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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