Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 67/100
C+
Median home value$450,200
Minneapolis $374,000
Median rent$1,908/mo
Minneapolis $1,440/mo
Cost-burdened households24%
Minneapolis 28%
Woodbury
Washington County78,305 residents2 school districts
67
C+
Suburbgrade score
14th of 60 Minneapolis suburbs. Strongest on employment & income, held back by cost of living.
67
Minneapolis median 62
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Woodbury is like to live in, by category
Bars show Woodbury against Minneapolis. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 69/100
B−
Within-state proficiency76th pct
Minneapolis median 72nd pct
Student–teacher ratio18.9
Minneapolis median 16.1
Graduation rate93%
Minneapolis median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 60/100
C
Housing cost index117
Minneapolis 100
Eff. tax rate1.03%
Minneapolis 1.04%
Local sales tax8.14%
Minneapolis median 8.14%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 69/100
B−
Mean commute23.9 min
Minneapolis 23.9 min
Under 30 minutes66%
Minneapolis 68%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Minneapolis median 6.5 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 64/100
C+
Restaurants & cafés34
Minneapolis median 35 · within 2 miles
Groceries2
Minneapolis median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks73
Minneapolis median 61 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 71/100
B−
Median household income$125,310
Minneapolis $99,833
Unemployment3.9%
Minneapolis 4.1%
Professional occupations59%
Minneapolis 49%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Woodbury on cost of living
Woodbury's weakest grade is C. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCost of livingOverall
Hastings13 mi from WoodburyB+ 60 C South St. Paul6 mi from WoodburyB 56 C− Columbia Heights19 mi from WoodburyB 56 C− New Brighton18 mi from WoodburyB 67 C+ Forest Lake24 mi from WoodburyB 55 C− West St. Paul8 mi from WoodburyB 62 C Cost-of-living index composed in-house from housing cost, utilities, effective property tax and local sales tax · Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Effective property tax: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Woodbury
Is Woodbury, MN a good place to live?
Woodbury scores 67 out of 100, 14th of 60 Minneapolis suburbs. It is strongest on employment & income and weakest on cost of living. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Woodbury expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C. The median home is $450,200, 20% above the Minneapolis median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.03%. $1,908/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Woodbury?
Schools grade B−. The districts serving Woodbury sit at the 76th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 93% graduation rate and a 18.9 student–teacher ratio. Woodbury is served by South Washington County Schools and Stillwater Area Public Schools. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Woodbury?
The mean commute is 23.9 min, with 66% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 27% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Woodbury?
Within two miles there are 2 groceries, 34 restaurants and cafés and 73 parks, which grades C+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Woodbury old or new?
The median home in Woodbury was built in 1997 — newer than the Minneapolis median of 1981. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 82% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.