Best PlacesWoodbury, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Woodbury, 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.
Woodbury ranks 80th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Woodbury
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.
Woodbury's strengths and weaknesses
Where Woodbury ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 98% of cities
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 96% of cities
- Heat safetyBetter than 96% of cities
- Voter turnoutBetter than 94% of cities
- Low vacancyBetter than 94% of cities
Where Woodbury ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,682 a month, better than only 8% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than only 10% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 27% of cities
- Local economyBetter than only 27% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 28% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Woodbury
A household needs to earn about $124,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Woodbury home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $139,974, 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 Woodbury's effective rate of 1.02%, 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 Woodbury
Woodbury'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 Woodbury.
Who works in Woodbury, and how
Work in Woodbury centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Woodbury
Woodbury has more parkland per resident than 99% of cities. That concentrates in some parts of Woodbury and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Woodbury, month by month
Woodbury sees roughly 108 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 26, with lows near 12. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26° | 19° | 12° |
| April | 57° | 46° | 37° |
| July | 85° | 74° | 65° |
| October | 60° | 50° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Woodbury
Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain sits about 15 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 17.5 million passengers in 2025, with 195 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Woodbury
Schools across Woodbury average a B+, better than 72% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Valley Crossing ElementaryA+ · 79% proficient
- Liberty Ridge ElementaryA · 68% proficient
- Royal Oaks ElementaryA− · 62% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lake Middle SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Woodbury Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Oak-land Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- East Ridge High SchoolA · 71% proficient
- Math And Science AcademyA · 67% proficient
- Woodbury High SchoolA− · 66% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Woodbury school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Woodbury 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 Woodbury against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Woodbury suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 96% of cities and 26% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 64% of cities and health care access beats 92%.
Common questions about living in Woodbury
Is Woodbury a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Woodbury ranks 80th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on a stable housing market, what local pay buys, and heat safety, and lowest on childcare costs and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Woodbury expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $459,297. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $139,974 median income, cost of living beats 96% of cities.
Is Woodbury safe?
Yes, Woodbury is safer than 88% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $218 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Woodbury?
July highs average about 85 degrees, and January highs near 26 with lows near 12. That works out to about 108 pleasant days a year, more than 64% of cities.
Is Woodbury good for families?
Schools beat 72% of cities, crime safety beats 88%, and childcare runs $1,682 a month.
Compare Woodbury with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Woodbury. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Woodbury 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.
Woodbury detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Woodbury: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Woodbury: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Woodbury: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Woodbury: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Woodbury 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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