Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 40/100
D−
Median home value$548,200
Sacramento $589,500
Median rent$1,583/mo
Sacramento $1,819/mo
Cost-burdened households39%
Sacramento 38%
Woodland
Yolo County61,854 residentsWoodland Joint Unified
54
C−
Suburbgrade score
18th of 34 Sacramento suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
54
Sacramento median 54
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Woodland is like to live in, by category
Bars show Woodland against Sacramento. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 46/100
D
Within-state proficiency40th pct
Sacramento median 54th pct
Student–teacher ratio21.5
Sacramento median 22.6
Graduation rate92%
Sacramento median 90%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 74/100
B
Housing cost index93
Sacramento 100
Eff. tax rate0.78%
Sacramento 0.77%
Local sales tax8.00%
Sacramento median 7.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 57/100
C−
Mean commute24.5 min
Sacramento 27.1 min
Under 30 minutes66%
Sacramento 63%
Transit stops / sq mi0.1
Sacramento median 2.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 69/100
B−
Restaurants & cafés53
Sacramento median 53 · within 2 miles
Groceries7
Sacramento median 7 · within 2 miles
Parks67
Sacramento median 33 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 46/100
D
Median household income$90,180
Sacramento $97,188
Unemployment5.8%
Sacramento 6.2%
Professional occupations36%
Sacramento 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Woodland on housing & affordability
Woodland's weakest grade is D−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Roseville24 mi from WoodlandC− 64 C+ Davis8 mi from WoodlandD+ 64 C+ Antelope21 mi from WoodlandD+ 54 C− Rio Linda17 mi from WoodlandD 46 D La Riviera22 mi from WoodlandD 60 C West Sacramento14 mi from WoodlandD− 52 D+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Woodland
Is Woodland, CA a good place to live?
Woodland scores 54 out of 100, 18th of 34 Sacramento suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Woodland expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $548,200, 7% below the Sacramento median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.78%. $1,583/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Woodland?
Schools grade D. The districts serving Woodland sit at the 40th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 92% graduation rate and a 21.5 student–teacher ratio. Woodland is served by Woodland Joint Unified. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Woodland?
The mean commute is 24.5 min, with 66% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 13% working from home. Transit density is 0.1 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Woodland?
Within two miles there are 7 groceries, 53 restaurants and cafés and 67 parks, which grades B− on amenities.
Are the homes in Woodland old or new?
The median home in Woodland was built in 1981 — close to the Sacramento median of 1984. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 71% 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.