Best PlacesWoodburn, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Woodburn, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Woodburn ranks 977th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Woodburn
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.
Woodburn's strengths and weaknesses
Where Woodburn ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of towns
- BikingBetter than 99% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 98% of towns
- Household income$140,658 median, better than 96% of towns
Where Woodburn ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,512 a month, better than only 3% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 12% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 26% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Woodburn
A household needs to earn about $170,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Woodburn home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $140,658, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Woodburn's effective rate of 1.08%, 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 Woodburn
Woodburn 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 Woodburn.
Who works in Woodburn, and how
Work in Woodburn centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 37%
- Work from home 56%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Woodburn
The coast is about 20 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Woodburn, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Woodburn, month by month
Woodburn sees roughly 61 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 Woodburn
Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl sits about 11 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 Woodburn
Schools across Woodburn average an A−, better than 82% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Camelot ElementaryA− · 57% proficient
- Pine Spring ElementaryC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Jackson MiddleA− · 58% proficient
Top high schools
- Falls Church HighB+ · 54% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Woodburn school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Woodburn 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 Woodburn against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Woodburn
Is Woodburn a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Woodburn ranks 977th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on population health, biking, and few empty homes, and lowest on childcare costs and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Woodburn expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $624,898. The overall cost of living runs about 28% above the national average. Set against a $140,658 median income, cost of living beats 82% of towns.
Is Woodburn safe?
Yes, Woodburn is safer than 93% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $175 per resident a year.
Compare Woodburn with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Woodburn. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Woodburn 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.
Woodburn detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Woodburn: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Woodburn: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Woodburn: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Woodburn: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Woodburn 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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