WoodlakeVA
7,358 residents make their home in this town in Virginia.
Is Woodlake a good place to live?
Plenty in its favour, and one clear drawback. Its strongest subject is incomes (A) — the median household earns $139K. With an A− overall, Woodlake is better than just over four fifths of U.S. towns and ranks 97th of 249 in Virginia. Health is another plus (A): it is healthier than 92% of U.S. towns. What counts against it is cost of living (C): the typical home is worth about $407K, 4.7 years of the Richmond metro’s $87K median household income. This Virginia town has 2 places on the National Register. 63% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more locally, against 44% in Virginia’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for schools, B for walkability and B− for hazard risk.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · schools, state test and graduation results · FEMA National Risk Index · National Register of Historic Places.
98% of working residents leave Woodlake for work
Where Woodlake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Woodlake grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Woodlake is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Hollywood Cemetery and 32 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Woodlake. Close and well known come first.
14 mi LandmarkHollywood Cemetery
32 mi Theme parkKings Dominion
15 mi LandmarkRobert E. Lee Monument
16 mi MuseumWhite House of the Confederacy
16 mi Stadium & arenaRichmond Coliseum
15 mi MuseumVirginia Museum of Fine Arts411K visitors a yearPhoto credits
Hollywood Cemetery: Andrew Bain, Public domain · Kings Dominion: Erechtheus, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Robert E. Lee Monument: Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · White House of the Confederacy: AlbertHerring, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Richmond Coliseum: Mentes at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Virginia Museum of Fine Arts: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Moving to Woodlake: who provides what
Woodlake is unincorporated, so Chesterfield 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Woodlake.
Woodlake has less food insecurity than most of Virginia and sends most of its workers to Richmond and beyond.
For health, Woodlake earns an A
Its widest gap with Virginia is food insecurity: 6.4% of its 5,600 adults worry about having enough food, against 13.1% statewide. Against the 3,631 U.S. towns with household incomes like Woodlake’s, it is healthier than 73%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
Among adults in Woodlake, 12% say their health is fair or poor. Of 32 CDC measures, Woodlake beats the Virginia average on 19 and trails it on 1.
| Woodlake | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 23% | 25% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 33% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 17% | 19% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 36% | 36% |
| What stands out | Woodlake | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.4% | 13.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4% | 7.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
On state tests, Woodlake’s schools beat 58% of Virginia districts
Two of its 3 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. The Chesterfield County Public Schools runs its public schools. 2 public schools serve Woodlake, with 1,679 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clover Hill ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 866 | B− |
| Woolridge ElementaryTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 813 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VA on state tests and graduation
Most people working in Woodlake commute elsewhere
Woodlake has 678 jobs for its 3,269 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Woodlake: 1.7% of working residents work locally. Employers in Woodlake added 148 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 678. The top destinations are Richmond (18%), Brandermill (5%) and Innsbrook (3%). Half of commuters travel less than 15 miles.
| Woodlake | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $139,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.5% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 21% | 17% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 5% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and hot summers: that is Woodlake’s year
A winter brings about 10 inches of snow, with January nights at 27° and July afternoons at 89°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Woodlake: inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 54% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 76% of Woodlake’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 7% to earthquakes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Conservation land takes up 0.8% of Woodlake
Woodlake’s trail density comes in at 0.1 miles per square mile. Walkers can cover 0.4 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. It has one park or preserve, 15 acres in all.
| Woodlake | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.8% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Woodlake Athletic Complex | 0.4 mi | 15 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in Woodlake sell for about $469K
Homes sold in Woodlake spent a median 19 days on the market. In Woodlake, the median rent is $1,902 a month. 85% of households live in a home they own here.
| Woodlake | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 85% | 68% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,902 a month | $1,760 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Woodlake
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Woodlake
About 6 of every 100 Woodlake residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Virginia.
About Woodlake
CDP in Virginia, United States
Woodlake is a census-designated place in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Woodlake had a population of 7,493. The suburban community is located on the western shore of Swift Creek Reservoir.
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- Area
- 3.1 sq mi
Woodlake’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Woodlake.
| Town | VA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodlake | #97 | A− | C | — | B | A |
| Brandermill | #150 | B | C− | — | B | A− |
Woodlake and Brandermill report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Woodlake with a neighbor →
Questions about Woodlake
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Woodlake, VA a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Woodlake grades A− overall, better than 82% of U.S. towns and #97 of 249 in Virginia. It grades A for health and B for schools.
Is Woodlake, VA expensive?
The typical home is worth about $407,000, 1% below 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 C.