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Population 9,503: a town in Virginia.
A good place to live, if you can afford it. Health is where it shines (A+): residents are healthier than 95% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Walkability is a strength too: it is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns. The trade-off is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $764K, 6 years of the Washington metro’s $127K median household income. Put together, the subjects come to an A− overall, ranking 87th of 249 in Virginia. On that grade it does better than 84% of U.S. towns. Only 31 of Virginia’s 372 towns score higher on the outdoors. 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.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · USGS PAD-US.
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.
Among adults in Woodburn, 10% have diabetes. 12% of adults in Woodburn report frequent mental distress; 10% report frequent physical 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
Public schools: the Fairfax County Public Schools. One of its 3 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. Enrollment at Woodburn’s public school: 602 students.
| 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.
Commuting out is the norm in Woodburn: 6% of working residents work locally. Employers in Woodburn added 9,684 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 16,872. Its middle household income stands at $134,000. The median commute is under 8 miles.
| 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
Woodburn’s natural-hazard score from FEMA comes in at 7 of 100. FEMA puts 63% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 11% to hurricanes. Flood insurance has paid out on 9 claims locally since 1989.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Woodburn, the trail density is 0.9 miles per square mile. Walkers can cover 2.5 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Accotink Stream Valley Park, at 156 acres.
| 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
The seasons in Woodburn: chilly winters, warm summers. Summer afternoons peak near 87° in July, and January nights bottom out around 26°; snowfall runs to about 13 inches 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.
Woodburn’s going rate for rent is $2,347 a month. In Woodburn, nearly three in five households live in a home they own. A home in Woodburn typically sold within 35 days of listing.
| 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−.
