Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Woodbridge’s grades pull in different directions. Cost of living is its weak spot (D): the typical home is worth about $587K, 6.4 years of the Stockton metro’s $92K median household income. Incomes are its strong suit: the median household earns $94K. Health is a strength too: residents are healthier than 73% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Overall, that makes a C, good for 390th of 841 in California. That leaves it better than 30% of U.S. towns. Hazard risk is weaker too — FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 81% of U.S. communities, with drought at the top. The town’s trail density is 1.9 miles per square mile, above both California’s towns (1.0) and U.S. towns (0.4).
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenStreetMap.
Where Woodbridge beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Where Woodbridge’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Woodbridge is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,397 in 1970, 4,031 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1933 and 6 maps from 1910 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Woodbridge is unincorporated, so San Joaquin County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Woodbridge.
5.8 miles of trail wind through 1 park or preserve.
| Woodbridge | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.9 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.2% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lodi Lake Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
FEMA puts 40% of Woodbridge’s expected hazard losses down to drought, and 38% to inland flooding. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Woodbridge once, in 2022.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Woodbridge: 3.1% of working residents work locally. Since 2013, Woodbridge has added 111 jobs, to 548 in 2023. Its average commute comes in at 33 minutes. The top destinations are Lodi (21%), Stockton (17%) and Sacramento (4%).
| Woodbridge | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.1% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Median household income | $94,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Among adults in Woodbridge, 15% binge drink. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Woodbridge is ahead of California on 13 and behind on 4. Two figures for adults locally: 75% had a checkup this year, 21% get no exercise outside work.
| Woodbridge | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 36% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 72% | 79% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 24% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Woodbridge | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.2% | 17.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.8% | 14.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.3% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
70.8% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 55.3% across California.
The typical Woodbridge home is worth about $587,000, about the same as a year ago, 23% below the California typical home. In Woodbridge, 84% of households own their home. Its midpoint rent comes in at $1,566 a month.
| Woodbridge | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 84% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,566 a month | $1,898 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
July afternoons reach 93°, January nights drop to 39° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Woodbridge. Close and well known come first.
39 mi MountainMount Diablo
29 mi State parkSutter's Fort
35 mi Stadium & arenaARCO Arena
27 mi Stadium & arenaHornet Stadium
15 mi Stadium & arenaAdventist Health Arena
30 mi State parkGovernor's Mansion State Historic ParkMount Diablo: Trurl66, Public domain · Sutter's Fort: Ian Howard, CC BY 2.5 · ARCO Arena: CLopez63, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hornet Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Adventist Health Arena: Christopher Bauer, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Governor's Mansion State Historic Park: Mark James Miller, CC BY 3.0
3 within 15 miles of the center of Woodbridge
About 6 of every 100 Woodbridge residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
2 places in Woodbridge on the National Register of Historic Places.
Census-designated place in California, United States
Woodbridge is a census-designated place in San Joaquin County, California. Woodbridge sits at an elevation of 43 feet (13 m). The 2020 United States census reported Woodbridge's population was 4,031. Founded in the 1850s, the town is listed as a California Historical Landmark. Woodbridge is located on the northwest side of the city of Lodi, along the banks of the Mokelumne River. Prior to the 2010 census, it was split between the CDPs of North Woodbridge and South Woodbridge and occupies the zip code 95258. It is most known for being in California's San Joaquin Valley winegrowing region.
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One town shares a border with Woodbridge.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodbridge | #390 | C | D | — | B− | B+ |
| Lodi | #475 | C− | D | — | B− | B− |
Woodbridge and Lodi report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Woodbridge with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Woodbridge grades C overall, better than 30% of U.S. towns and #390 of 841 in California. It grades B+ for health and B− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
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