WoodstockOntario
55,572 people call this town in Ontario home. It is part of Oxford, a census division.
Is Woodstock a good place to live?
Homes are dear (D). Its strongest is walkability (B+). All told, that adds up to a C overall and a rank of #701 of 858 in Ontario. Set against the rest, it does better than 28% of Canadian towns. Elsewhere it is close to typical: C+ for safety, B− for schools, B− for health, B− for jobs & income and B− for hazard risk.
Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.
What makes Woodstock stand out
The 3 things Woodstock does most differently from other towns.
How Woodstock grades
Each subject compares Woodstock with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Woodstock.
Renting in Woodstock eats 24% of household income, more than in both Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns
Owners put the median home at $536,000, below Ontario’s towns ($695,000) but above Canadian towns ($406,000). 65% of households own their home.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Woodstock | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 65% | 76% | 74% |
| Rent as a share of income | 24% | 22% | 20% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $536,000 | $695,000 | $406,000 |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 22% | 22% | 18% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020. · Rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom: one figure for all of the Woodstock metro area
Woodstock has warmer summers than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: July afternoons reach 27.5°C
The coldest nights come in January, when Woodstock averages a low of −8.9°C. A normal January brings 43 cm of snow, the most of any month. July is the wettest month, with 89 mm of rain and snow on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Woodstock | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| July afternoon high | 27.5°C | 26.7°C | 25.5°C |
| January night low | −8.9°C | −9.1°C | −13.5°C |
| Precipitation a year | 965 mm | 902 mm | 883 mm |
| Days with frost a year | 140 | 139 | 159 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Delhi)
A town of families: 18% of people in Woodstock are under 15, more than in both Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns
Visible minorities make up 14% of the population, below both Ontario’s towns (26%) and Canadian towns (15%). People 65 and over make up a fifth of the town.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 51.2% of Woodstock
22,815 men and 23,895 women lived here in 2021, against a share of women of 50.9% for Canada.
| Woodstock | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 63% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 20% | 19% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 20% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 47% | 56% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Woodstock is graded a C+ for safety
Its violent severity index came to 62, below both Ontario’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86). Property crime ran at 34.2 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, above Ontario’s towns (30.5) and Canadian towns (31.2) alike.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Woodstock | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 62 | 76 | 86 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 34.2 | 30.5 | 31.2 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
In Woodstock, November normally means 8°C afternoons and freezing nights
Normal highs peak at 28°C in July; nights bottom out at −9°C in January. By December, a normal day reaches 2°C and a night falls to −5°C. About 13 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Precipitation in November averages 83 mm.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 0°C | −8°C | 216 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 1°C | 246 mm |
| Summer | 26°C | 14°C | 250 mm |
| Autumn | 15°C | 5°C | 254 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Delhi); the forecast is on the Weather page
7,940 residents per council seat in Woodstock, a higher ratio than 89% of Ontario municipalities
Oxford is the riding Woodstock votes in for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and its MPP (Member of Provincial Parliament, at Queen’s Park in Toronto) isn’t named here because no open list records the members.
| Turnout | Woodstock | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal election, 2022 | 28% | 31% | 31% |
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Woodstock has one public library, Woodstock Public Library
Woodstock Public Library has one location for the 46,705 people it serves.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
49% of adults around Woodstock rate their health very good or excellent
Chronic conditions run at 18% of adults, age-standardised, close to both Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%). For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 80.6 years at birth, 83.0 for women and 78.2 for men. The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Woodstock is well placed: 2.1 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical. Woodstock shares its health survey and life expectancy numbers with the rest of the Oxford Elgin St. Thomas Health Unit.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Woodstock | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 80.6 | 82.8 | 81.5 |
| Very good or excellent health | 49% | 51% | 52% |
| Smokers | 12% | 10% | 12% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 18% | 17% | 17% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
The schools around Woodstock answer to 4 boards
In French: 3 of the 21 schools, where in Ontario the share is 10%. Of the 18 with results, 10 sit in the lower two fifths in Ontario. Also worth knowing: over three years, results rose at 13 of its 18 tested schools. Counting a 3 km margin, Woodstock has 15 elementary schools, 5 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school, for 8,555 students.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algonquin Public School Middle fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | Elementary · Grades JK–8 | 720 | English public |
| Huron Park Secondary School Fourth fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 965 | English public |
| École élémentaire catholique Sainte-Marguerite-Bourgeoys FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–6 | Elementary · Grades JK–6 | 320 | French Catholic |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Woodstock | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25
Walk from Woodstock: 3 mapped routes
For a provincial park, Trillium Woods Provincial Park lies 3.9 km off. OpenStreetMap shows 2 unnamed beaches within 5 km. The 10 km around town hold 5 protected areas. In addition, 0.4% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%).
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Woodstock | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.4% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Flood mapping exists for Woodstock: 1 on record, latest by Grand River Conservation Authority
In Health Canada’s survey, 12% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). Shaking is about as much of a worry in Woodstock as in most places, at $0.019 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Behind radon tests sits data gathered across the Oxford County Health Unit, with Woodstock one part of it.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Woodstock | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 12% | 4% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.019 | $0.043 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Working-age people in Woodstock are less likely to have a job than in 67% of Canadian towns
93% of commuters drove, higher than both Ontario’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%). Workers spend 23 min getting to work, on average.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Woodstock | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 23 min | 29 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 93% | 88% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
2 historic places in Woodstock, one of them a top designation
Homes from before 1961 make up 28% of the stock, above Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Old Woodstock Town Hall, begun in 1853, is the oldest by its record. Counted by designation, there are a heritage railway station.
Historic places by designation · inside the town
| Heritage | Woodstock | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 28% | 22% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Old Woodstock Town Hall and 2 more in and around Woodstock
A first look at Woodstock’s museums, historic sites and days out, and a few just outside town.
MuseumOld Woodstock Town Hallin townHistoric siteHistoric siteMuseum Squarein townWater parkWater parkSouthside Aquatic Centrein townPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Old Woodstock Town Hall: Balcer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Everything we know about Woodstock
Famous people from Woodstock
52 notable people were born in Woodstock.
Photo credits
Kevin Zegers: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Andrea Roth: RealTVfilms, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jake Muzzin: Lisa Gansky, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Thomas Kearns: Library of Congress?, Public domain · Thomas Dufferin Pattullo: Unknown author, Public domain · Garth Turner: Chris Slothouber, CC BY 2.0
Woodstock’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodstock | 55,572 | — | C | D | C+ | B− |
| Tavistock | 8,710 | 12 | A | C+ | A+ | C+ |
| Ingersoll | 14,911 | 16 | B− | C | B+ | B |
| South-West Oxford | 8,375 | 16 | B | C | A | B− |
| Thamesford | 9,755 | 17 | A− | B− | A+ | C+ |
| Plattsville | 8,251 | 18 | A | B− | A+ | C+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Woodstock
Has Woodstock grown?
Yes: the census counted 41,098 in 2016 and 46,705 in 2021, a rise of 13.6%, against 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 55,572.
What kind of homes are in Woodstock?
Single-detached houses make up 58% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 9% are in high-rise apartments.
About Woodstock
Town in Ontario
TownRatings counts Woodstock as Statistics Canada does, as one municipality in Ontario; the census, crime and housing figures all follow that boundary.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 55,572 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Ontario
- Census division
- Oxford
- Census subdivision
- 3532042
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).