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A town of 9,503.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Woodburn grades A− overall, 87th among Virginia's 249 graded towns. Natural-hazard risk is low. Residents are healthier than 95% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and the median household earns $134K. The trade-off is money: the typical home is worth about $764K, 6 years of the Washington metro’s $127K median household income. 64% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Woodburn, against 44% in Virginia’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Woodburn is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 96% of U.S. towns. Only 31 of Virginia’s 372 towns score higher on the outdoors.
Where Woodburn beats most towns.
Where Woodburn’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Woodburn is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for hazard risk (better than 96% of comparable towns) to D− for cost of living (better than 5%), so the A− overall blends very different results.
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The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 2016 and 6 maps from 1945 on.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Woodburn. Close and well known come first.
Big draw11 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw10 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw9 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw9 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
Big draw11 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a year
Big draw10 mi National MemorialLincoln Memorial7.7M visitors a yearWhite House: This image or media was taken or created by Matt H. Wade. To see his entire port, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Washington Monument: Oren Rozen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Arlington National Cemetery: Protoant, Public domain · United States Triumphal Arch: Hstoops, CC0 · Smithsonian Institution: Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer, Public domain · Lincoln Memorial: Aerial_view_of_Lincoln_Memorial_-_east_side.jpg: Carol M. Highsmith derivative w, Public domain
Woodburn is unincorporated, so Fairfax 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 Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Woodburn.
Woodburn draws workers from Arlington and beyond and has less tooth loss than most of Virginia, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Virginia.
Its widest gap with Virginia is tooth loss: 5.8% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 11.1% statewide.
24% of Woodburn adults have obesity. Woodburn beats the Virginia average on 22 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 12% of Woodburn adults report frequent mental distress.
| Woodburn | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 34% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 12% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.9% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Woodburn | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.8% | 11.1% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 3.9% | 6.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Fairfax County Public Schools. One of its 3 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camelot ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 602 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VA on state tests and graduation
16,872 jobs are based in Woodburn, 4.6 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here grew from 7,188 in 2013 to 16,872.
Most working residents leave Woodburn for work: only 6% work in town. Since 2013, Woodburn has added 9,684 jobs, to 16,872 in 2023. Woodburn’s average trip to work is 29 minutes.
| Woodburn | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $134,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 93% of U.S. communities. Since 1989, 9 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Woodburn.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
2.5 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Accotink Stream Valley Park, at 156 acres. The trail density in Woodburn is 0.9 miles per square mile.
| Woodburn | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 16% | 4.6% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.9 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pine Ridge Park | 0.8 mi | 41 |
| 2. Eakin Community Park | 0.4 mi | 48 |
| 3. Accotink Stream Valley Park | 0.2 mi | 156 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Woodburn has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 26° and about 13 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
At 6 years of the Washington metro’s $127K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 80% of Virginia towns; that ratio is one input to its D− for cost of living. 61.6% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 48.5% across Virginia.
59% of households own their home in Woodburn.
| Woodburn | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,347 a month | $1,760 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 59% | 68% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
32 within 15 miles of the center of Woodburn
About 4 of every 100 Woodburn residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
16% of the town is conserved land, across 4 parks and preserves.
Unincorporated community in Virginia, US
Woodburn is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 census was 8,480.
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4 towns share a border with Woodburn.
| Town | VA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodburn | #87 | A− | D− | — | B+ | A+ |
| Mantua | #11 | A+ | C | — | B+ | A+ |
| Annandale | #120 | B+ | D | — | B+ | B+ |
| Wakefield | #37 | A | C− | — | B+ | A+ |
| Merrifield | #36 | A | D | — | B+ | A+ |
Woodburn, Mantua, Annandale, Wakefield and Merrifield report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Woodburn with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Woodburn grades A− overall, better than 84% of U.S. towns and #87 of 249 in Virginia. It grades A+ for health and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $764,000, 85% above the Virginia typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.
