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Woodbury gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $318K for a typical one, or 3.7 years of the Nashville metro’s $85K median household income. It grades C overall, ranked 97th of 175 in Tennessee. The low prices come with trade-offs. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 93% of the country and its public schools trail 86% of Tennessee towns on state tests and graduation. Woodbury’s average trip to work is 35 minutes, against 25 minutes in Tennessee’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Woodbury has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Uncle Dave Macon House and Charles Ready House (Additional Documentation). On the outdoors, just 29 of Tennessee’s 292 towns do better.
Where Woodbury beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Census counts: 329 in 1870, a low of 278 in 1920, 2,703 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1859 and 3 maps from 1908 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Tennessee), ordered by how far Woodbury is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Woodbury, and how to reach them.
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 Woodbury.
Woodbury trades lower home prices for longer drives to work, fares better on crime within Tennessee than nationally and trades workers with Murfreesboro and other neighbors.
31% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Woodbury. Woodbury beats the Tennessee average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 21% of adults smoke cigarettes in Woodbury.
| Woodbury | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 29% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 19% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 20% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Woodbury | TN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.3% | 14.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.2% | 8.6% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 20.5% | 16.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Cannon County school district. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cannon County Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 419 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TN on state tests and graduation
At 12.3 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 85% of Tennessee’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 2 reported in 2025, 0.7 per 1,000 residents.
The violent crime rate in Woodbury is 0.7 per 1,000 residents.
| Woodbury | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.7 per 1,000 residents | 2.7 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 6.3 per 1,000 residents | 11.5 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Woodbury has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 89°, January nights drop to 28° and about 2 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 66% of U.S. communities. Since 1994, 14 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Woodbury.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Woodbury has about as many jobs (1,468) as working residents, but only 137 people both live and work here. The average commute takes 34.8 minutes, against 25.7 across Tennessee.
Most working residents leave Woodbury for work: only 11% work in town. 21% of Woodbury residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in Woodbury grew to 1,468 in 2023, 103 more than in 2013.
| Woodbury | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 21% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $58,000 | $61,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 12% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
0.8 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is City Park, at 29 acres.
| Woodbury | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 4.2% | 1.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Brown. Spurlock Park | 0.5 mi | 14 |
| 2. Dillion Park | 0.3 mi | 14 |
| 3. City Park | — | 29 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes are within reach (about $318K for the typical one, A for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 28 miles. Home values rose 39% in five years, to about $318K, against 23% across Tennessee.
Typical home values rose 7.7% in the year to September 2026. Woodbury’s median rent is $812 a month.
| Woodbury | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 57% | 66% | 73% |
| Median rent | $812 a month | $950 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
None within 15 miles of Woodbury; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Woodbury residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Tennessee.
4.2% of the town is conserved land, across 3 parks and preserves.
5 places in Woodbury on the National Register of Historic Places.
5 notable people were born in Woodbury.
Town in Tennessee, United States
Woodbury is a town in Cannon County, Tennessee, United States. Woodbury is part of the Nashville Metropolitan Statistical Area and is located 55 miles (89 km) southeast of downtown Nashville. As of the 2020 census, Woodbury had a population of 2,703. It is the county seat of Cannon County.
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Woodbury grades C overall, better than 26% of U.S. towns and #97 of 175 in Tennessee. It grades D for health, B+ for safety and D for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.
5 notable people were born here, including Frederick G. Barry and John W. Preston.
