Best PlacesWoodstock, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Woodstock, 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.
Woodstock ranks 93rd of 445 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. Paychecks stretch further here than almost anywhere else: the median household brings in $115,622, everyday costs sit below the national average, and a strong job market ranks near the top of the country. The main drawbacks are walkability, cell coverage, and biking.
The best neighborhoods in Woodstock
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.
Woodstock's strengths and weaknesses
Woodstock ranks where it does because the parts of life that are hardest to change mostly work here. Tree cover is the standout, in the top 2% of cities. Civic engagement and what local pay buys follow.
The one real hole is walkability, near the bottom of the country. Cell coverage and biking also cost it ground. The measures below break that down, and the map shows how much of it holds street by street.
Where Woodstock ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 98% of cities
- Voter turnoutBetter than 98% of cities
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 92% of cities
- Healthcare accessBetter than 91% of cities
- Local economyBetter than 90% of cities
Where Woodstock ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 2% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than only 3% of cities
- BikingBetter than only 3% of cities
- TransitBetter than only 11% of cities
- Short commute31.5 minutes each way, better than only 12% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Woodstock
A household needs to earn about $117,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Woodstock home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $115,622; 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 Woodstock's effective rate of 0.67%, 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 Woodstock
Woodstock'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 Woodstock.
Who works in Woodstock, and how
Work in Woodstock centers on professional & technical and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 25%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Woodstock
Woodstock has more restaurants and bars per resident than 69% of cities and more parkland per resident than 87% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Woodstock and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Woodstock, month by month
Woodstock sees roughly 92 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 43° | 33° |
| April | 76° | 63° | 50° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 77° | 65° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Woodstock
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International sits about 33 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 51.5 million passengers in 2025, with 278 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Woodstock
Schools across Woodstock average a B, better than 70% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Garrison Mill Elementary SchoolA · 69% proficient
- Bascomb Elementary SchoolA · 69% proficient
- Sixes Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mabry Middle SchoolA+ · 72% proficient
- Creekland Middle SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Freedom Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Lassiter High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Creekview High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Cherokee High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Woodstock school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Woodstock 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 Woodstock against the other 444 cities.
Who Woodstock suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 92% of cities and 25% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Woodstock
Is Woodstock a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Woodstock ranks 93rd of 445 cities. It scores highest on tree cover, civic engagement, and what local pay buys, and lowest on walkability and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Woodstock expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $455,373. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $115,622 median income, cost of living beats 92% of cities.
Is Woodstock safe?
Yes, Woodstock is safer than 77% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $265 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Woodstock?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 54 with lows near 33. That works out to about 92 pleasant days a year, more than 42% of cities.
Is Woodstock good for families?
Schools beat 70% of cities, crime safety beats 77%, and childcare runs $919 a month.
Is Woodstock good for remote workers?
Cost of living against local pay beats 92% of cities, though advertised internet speeds beat only 57% of cities. About 25% of workers already work from home.
Compare Woodstock with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Woodstock. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Woodstock 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.
Woodstock detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Woodstock: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Woodstock: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Woodstock: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Woodstock: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Woodstock 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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