Best PlacesWoodcrest, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Woodcrest, 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.
Woodcrest ranks 3,937th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Woodcrest
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.
Woodcrest's strengths and weaknesses
Where Woodcrest ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 194 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of towns
- Household income$173,412 median, better than 98% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 98% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 96% of towns
- TransitBetter than 96% of towns
Where Woodcrest ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of towns
- Short commute38.5 minutes each way, better than only 7% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,337 a month, better than only 8% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Woodcrest
A household needs to earn about $215,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Woodcrest home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $173,412, 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 Woodcrest's effective rate of 0.80%, 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 Woodcrest
Woodcrest's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Woodcrest.
Who works in Woodcrest, and how
Work in Woodcrest centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Woodcrest
The coast is about 45 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Woodcrest, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Woodcrest, month by month
Woodcrest sees roughly 194 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 69, with lows near 43. The comfortable stretch runs September through June.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69° | 56° | 43° |
| April | 80° | 63° | 50° |
| July | 97° | 78° | 64° |
| October | 87° | 70° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Woodcrest
The nearest airport, San Bernardino International, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Ontario International, about 18 miles away.
The best schools in and around Woodcrest
Schools across Woodcrest average a B−, better than 56% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mark Twain ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
- John F. Kennedy ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
- Washington ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Frank Augustus Miller MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
- Matthew Gage MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Woodcrest school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Woodcrest 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 Woodcrest against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Woodcrest
Is Woodcrest a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Woodcrest ranks 3,937th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, high incomes, and big-city access, and lowest on air quality and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Woodcrest expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $822,289. The overall cost of living runs about 21% above the national average. Set against a $173,412 median income, cost of living beats 96% of towns.
Is Woodcrest safe?
Yes, Woodcrest is safer than 72% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $264 per resident a year.
Compare Woodcrest with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Woodcrest. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Woodcrest 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.
Woodcrest detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Woodcrest: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Woodcrest: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Woodcrest: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Woodcrest: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Woodcrest 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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