Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Woodburn earns a D−, 140th of 142 graded towns in Oregon, mostly because of schools and safety. Its public schools trail 90% of Oregon towns on state tests and graduation. Its crime rate is higher than 79% of U.S. towns, with 58 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. In its favor, it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 67% of U.S. towns. On civic life, just 4 of Oregon’s 161 towns do worse. Its National Register listings include Jesse H. Settlemier House and Old Woodburn City Hall. 16% of residents live below the poverty line in Woodburn, where Oregon’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 9.6%.
Where Woodburn beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Jesse H. Settlemier House| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage Elementary | K–5 | 678 |
| Lincoln Elementary School | K–5 | 578 |
| Nellie Muir Elementary School | K–5 | 523 |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oregon), ordered by how far Woodburn is from typical.
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Census counts: 405 in 1890, 26,013 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1868 and 5 maps from 1923 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Woodburn. Close and well known come first.
28 mi Stadium & arenaModa Center
27 mi Stadium & arenaProvidence Park
14 mi MuseumEvergreen Aviation & Space Museum
27 mi MuseumPittock Mansion
28 mi GardenForest Park
19 mi WaterfallWillamette FallsModa Center: Lugnuts, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Providence Park: Pdx.rollingthunder, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum: Notkeel at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Pittock Mansion: PittockBack.jpg: Cacophony derivative work: Tiptoety talk, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Forest Park: EncMstr, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Willamette Falls: The original uploader was Cacophony at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Woodburn, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Oct 2, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Woodburn.
Woodburn fares better on crime within Oregon than nationally and trades workers with Portland and other neighbors.
Its public schools are run by Woodburn SD 103. Two of its 10 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 678 | – |
| Woodburn High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,606 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OR on state tests and graduation
At 35.3 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 63% of Oregon’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 824 to 693 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The property crime rate in Woodburn is 20.1 per 1,000 residents. Woodburn reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 79% report less.
| Woodburn | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 20.1 per 1,000 residents | 15.2 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.8 per 1,000 residents | 2.2 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
23% of Woodburn adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. Woodburn beats the Oregon average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 71% of Woodburn adults had a checkup this year.
| Woodburn | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 8.4% | 8.1% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 35% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 20% | 19% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 71% | 73% | 79% |
| What stands out | Woodburn | OR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.5% | 8.9% |
| More uninsured adults | 22.7% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
5.5 miles of trail in 10 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Centennial Park, at 23 acres. Woodburn’s trail density is 0.9 miles per square mile.
| Woodburn | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.9 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.2% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Centennial Park | 0.9 mi | 23 |
| 2. Senior Estates Park | 0.3 mi | 4 |
| 3. Trillium Park | 0.3 mi | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Woodburn has mild winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 36° and about 1 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Woodburn has about as many jobs (9,578) as working residents, but only 1,736 people both live and work here. Jobs based here grew from 7,338 in 2013 to 9,578.
Since 2013, Woodburn has added 2,240 jobs, to 9,578 in 2023. 7.6% of workers work from home in Woodburn. The top destinations are Portland (11%), Salem (9%) and Wilsonville (6%).
| Woodburn | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 7.6% | 14% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 64% of U.S. communities. Since 1996, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Woodburn.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical Woodburn home is worth about $421,000, about the same as a year ago, 15% below the Oregon typical home.
| Woodburn | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,489 a month | $1,413 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 64% | 65% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
3 within 15 miles of the center of Woodburn
About 3 of every 100 Woodburn residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oregon.
3 places in Woodburn on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in Woodburn.
City in Oregon, United States
Woodburn is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States. Incorporated in 1889, the community had been platted in 1871 after the arrival of the railroad. The city is located in the northern end of the Willamette Valley between Portland and Salem. Interstate 5 connects it to major cities to the north and south. Oregon routes 211, 214, 219, and 99E also serve the city, as do Union Pacific and Willamette Valley Railway freight rail lines. The population was 26,013 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 30,449 in 2024, Woodburn is part of the Salem metropolitan area. It is the third-most populous in that metropolitan area after Salem and Keizer.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Woodburn grades D− overall, better than 2% of U.S. towns and #140 of 142 in Oregon. It grades C− for health, C− for safety and D for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. That is 5.3 years of the area's median household income ($78,900 across the Salem, OR metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
4 notable people were born here, including Dorothy Olsen and Ray Dodge.
