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Kentucky›Campbell County

WoodlawnKY

A town of 230.

Is Woodlawn a good place to live?

Among 140 Kentucky towns, just 7 have a higher median rent than Woodlawn. Woodlawn has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

230 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
NewportFort ThomasNewportFort ThomasWoodlawn
Nearby attractions

Paycor Stadium and 50 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Woodlawn. Close and well known come first.

All 78 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Paycor Stadium: JonRidinger, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Great American Ball Park: Eric Kilby profile at Flickr website, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Kings Island: Eli Duke from Portland, OR, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Nippert Stadium: Ben Levin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · TQL Stadium: Cornfield948, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ark Encounter: OlinEJ, CC0

Getting set up

Moving to Woodlawn: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Woodlawn, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerDuke Energy Kentucky13.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterNorthern Kentucky Water DistrictNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Woodlawn’s trash rules yet
SchoolsCampbell County School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Kentucky you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereCampbell County ClerkCampbell County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2019
ZIP code4107141071 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Woodlawn.

Natural hazards

Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Woodlawn

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 86% of U.S. communities.

14risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
14Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commute

Most of Woodlawn’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them

Most working residents leave Woodlawn for work: only 1% work in town. Woodlawn’s average trip to work is 18 minutes, below both Kentucky’s towns (22 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). 16% of residents live below the poverty line in Woodlawn.

1%work in town
WoodlawnKentucky townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work18 minutes22 minutes25 minutes
Working residents who work in town1.2%15%8%
Below the poverty line16%16%9.6%
Median household income$85,000$60,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Woodlawn1%
Cincinnati20%
Newport9%
Covington6%
Highland Heights3%
5 mi
median commute distance
22
jobs based in Woodlawn
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers in Woodlawn

Woodlawn has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 24° and about 23 inches of snow falls in a winter.

23″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter26–42°
Spring43–65°
Summer64–85°
Fall46–67°
Oct 25
typical first frost
Apr 16
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Woodlawn is

Woodlawn beats the Kentucky average on 20 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 18% of Woodlawn adults binge drink, where Kentucky’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 16%. 12% of Woodlawn adults report frequent physical distress.

WoodlawnKentucky townsU.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)18%14%16%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)12%15%14%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)20%27%25%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)31%38%35%
31 measures vs. Kentucky
20 better10 too close to call1 worse
What stands outWoodlawnKY
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth8.6%18.9%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity8.6%15.5%
More binge drinkers17.9%14.2%
St. Elizabeth Ft Thomas
0.9 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Housing

Woodlawn’s typical home value is about $229K

The typical Woodlawn home is worth about $229,000, up 1.2% in a year, close to the Kentucky typical home.

$229KZillow home value

Typical home value

Woodlawn$229K
Kentucky$231K
+1.2%
value change, 1 year

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Woodlawn

15pages on Woodlawn
After high school

Colleges nearby

19 within 15 miles of the center of Woodlawn

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Woodlawn for work

Where Woodlawn’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

20% → Cincinnati Cincinnati 20% 9% → Newport Newport 9% 6% → Covington Covington 6% 3% → Highland Heights Highland Heights 3% 3% → Fort Mitchell Fort Mitchell 3% 3% → West Chester Township West Chester Township 3% Woodlawn · 1% stay
22jobs based in Woodlawn
1%of working residents work in town
5 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Woodlawn

City in Kentucky, United States

Woodlawn is a home rule-class city in Campbell County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 212 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
0.1 sq mi
Elevation
548 ft
Area code
859

Questions about Woodlawn

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Woodlawn, KY a good place to live?

Woodlawn has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.