Best PlacesWoodridge, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Woodridge, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Woodridge ranks 795th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. Taxes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on biking.
The best neighborhoods in Woodridge
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.
Woodridge's strengths and weaknesses
Where Woodridge ranks high
- BikingBetter than 88% of cities
- Heat safetyBetter than 87% of cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than 86% of cities
- Big-city accessBetter than 85% of cities
- Health outlookBetter than 82% of cities
Where Woodridge ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 5% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than only 6% of cities
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 6% of cities
- Cheap childcare$1,558 a month, better than only 11% of cities
- Local economyBetter than only 18% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Woodridge
A household needs to earn about $115,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Woodridge home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $110,008; 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 Woodridge's effective rate of 2.10%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Woodridge
Woodridge'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 Woodridge.
Who works in Woodridge, and how
Work in Woodridge centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Woodridge
Woodridge has more parkland per resident than 94% of cities. That concentrates in some parts of Woodridge and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Woodridge, month by month
Woodridge sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 32, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 26° | 20° |
| April | 60° | 49° | 40° |
| July | 84° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 65° | 54° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Woodridge
Chicago Midway International sits about 15 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 9.4 million passengers in 2025, with 113 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Woodridge
Schools across Woodridge average a B−, better than 44% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Meadow Glens Elementary SchoolA+ · 74% proficient
- Ranch View Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Prairieview Elementary SchoolB− · 44% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kennedy Junior High SchoolA+ · 68% proficient
- Old Quarry Middle SchB · 46% proficient
- Lakeview Jr High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Naperville North High SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Naperville Central High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Comm H S Dist 99 - North H SB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Woodridge school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Woodridge 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 Woodridge against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Woodridge suits
Families
Schools land around the 44th percentile and crime safety beats 59%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 71% of cities and 21% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Woodridge
Is Woodridge a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Woodridge ranks 795th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on biking, heat safety, and low disaster risk, and lowest on taxes and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Woodridge expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $372,715. The overall cost of living runs about 0% above the national average. Set against a $110,008 median income, cost of living beats 71% of cities.
Is Woodridge safe?
Yes, Woodridge is safer than 59% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $217 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Woodridge?
July highs average about 84 degrees, and January highs near 32 with lows near 20. That works out to about 80 pleasant days a year, more than 44% of cities.
Is Woodridge good for families?
Schools beat 44% of cities, crime safety beats 59%, and childcare runs $1,558 a month.
Compare Woodridge with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Woodridge. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Woodridge 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.
Woodridge detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Woodridge: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Woodridge: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Woodridge: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Woodridge: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Woodridge 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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