Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Woodlawn’s subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and an A− for schools; the weakest is a D for walkability. Only 3 of Virginia’s 370 towns score higher on cost of living. Woodlawn School is on the National Register of Historic Places. Woodlawn has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Woodlawn beats most towns.
2,343 counted in 2010 and 2,045 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Woodlawn is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,249 in 2000, 2,045 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1912 and 5 maps from 1933 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Woodlawn. Close and well known come first.
8 mi ParkwayBlue Ridge Parkway16.5M visitors a year
40 mi Stadium & arenaLane Stadium
33 mi MountainPilot Mountain
40 mi State parkGrayson Highlands State Park
39 mi State parkHanging Rock State Park
12 mi MuseumBlue Ridge Music CenterBlue Ridge Parkway: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Lane Stadium: User:B, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pilot Mountain: Berean Hunter, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Grayson Highlands State Park: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Hanging Rock State Park: Jacalyn Engler from Greensboro, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Blue Ridge Music Center: RMLark, CC BY-SA 4.0
Woodlawn is unincorporated, so Carroll 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 Woodlawn.
Home values are up 5.3% over the year to September 2026. Among households in Woodlawn, 92% own their home, against 68% in Virginia’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Paid flood insurance claims in Woodlawn since 2013: 2. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 96% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 50% come from cold waves and 30% from inland flooding. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Woodlawn once, in 2024.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Among adults in Woodlawn, 29% get no exercise outside work, above both the Virginia town median (23%) and the median of U.S. towns (25%). This Virginia town beats the Virginia average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15. The share of adults in Woodlawn who report frequent physical distress: 17%.
| Woodlawn | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 12% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 33% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 12% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Woodlawn | VA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80% | 76.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.3% | 6.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Among working residents in Woodlawn, 0.7% work locally. This Virginia town had 337 jobs in 2023, down 946 from 2013. Its average commute stands at 22 minutes. The median commute is under 17 miles.
| Woodlawn | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.7% | 4.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $78,000 | $102,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.6% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect chilly winters and pleasant summers in Woodlawn, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 25° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Count the trails in 1 park or preserve and they come to 6.9 miles. Woodlawn’s trail network density stands at 0.4 miles per square mile. It has one park or preserve, 11 acres in all.
| Woodlawn | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 7.9% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Carroll County Recreation Park | — | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Woodlawn; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Woodlawn residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
Where Woodlawn’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
CDP in Virginia, United States
Woodlawn is a census-designated place (CDP) in Carroll County, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,045 at the 2020 census.
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One town shares a border with Woodlawn.
| Town | VA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodlawn | — | — | A+ | — | A− | C− |
| Hillsville | #149 | B | A− | B | A− | C− |
Woodlawn has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Woodlawn reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Woodlawn with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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+.
