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Place dossier plate
SheetCO-WOODLAND-PARK-CO · Woodland Park, CO 7,909 pop · income 76th pct · 8 tracts
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Woodland Park
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Woodland Park on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Dexter · lowest
47,647
Dexter · lowest
47,647 median HH income
27.7% of the leader · rank #1
Orchards · near
96,893
Orchards · near
96,893 median HH income
56.3% of the leader · rank #2
Woodland Park · this city
96,896
Woodland Park · this city
96,896 median HH income
56.3% of the leader · rank #3
Burley · near
96,897
Burley · near
96,897 median HH income
56.3% of the leader · rank #4
Adel · near
96,905
Adel · near
96,905 median HH income
56.3% of the leader · rank #5
Loganville · near
96,905
Loganville · near
96,905 median HH income
56.3% of the leader · rank #6
Timnath · highest
172,206
Timnath · highest
172,206 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Woodland Park on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 7,909.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Woodland Park - the verdict
Nationally, Woodland Park sits in the 76th percentile for household income and the 52nd percentile for safety among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
76th
percentile, household income
84th
percentile, home value
68th
percentile, median rent
52nd
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Woodland Park, CO
7,909 people live in Woodland Park, Colorado - a small town by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. The typical household in Woodland Park brings in $96,896 a year, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 2.2%. Typical homes in Woodland Park are valued around $489,400, and the median resident age is 40.5 years. Educational attainment runs 41.7% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 57.2% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
The Census Building Permit Survey recorded 38 residential units authorized here in 2024 (Rapid Growth), up 31% from five years earlier. Woodland Park reports a comparatively low crime rate: the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program logs 1310.9 total incidents per 100,000 residents here, below the national average (agency reporting is voluntary, so this measures reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
Colorado carries a cost-of-living premium: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts Colorado at 103.1 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Above Average). A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,429 per month statewide. Monthly utility costs average around $202 across Colorado, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. Workers in Woodland Park report an average commute of 22.5 minutes, with 69.7% driving alone and 18.3% working from home. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 40.7 out of 100 (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Woodland Park's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from schools and households to housing and income to population change to within-city variation to reported crime to comparison shortlist to work and mobility; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Woodland Park, city-specific coverage includes matched public-school count, within-city Census tract profiles, annual population history, FBI reported-crime rates, local building permits, commute-mode shares.
All six city-specific enrichment layers used by this profile are present.
Question 1
What does the education layer cover for Woodland Park?
The NCES join finds 5 public schools within the city match. 41.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
How far does income reach against housing in Woodland Park?
The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 5.1 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 2.2%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median. That flags a question for comparison, not a verdict: tenure, household composition, financing costs, and the age of the ACS estimate can all change what a resident actually pays.
What can 8 Census tracts reveal inside Woodland Park?
That layer breaks the citywide income, rent, and home-value medians into smaller Census geographies, which can reveal differences that one municipal median necessarily hides. A tract is a statistical area, not a locally defined neighborhood or a promise about conditions on a particular block. Start with the city profile for the broad comparison, then use the tract layer to test whether the same housing and income pattern is consistent across the city. Large within-city spreads are a reason to avoid treating any citywide median as a universal resident experience.
Which cities make useful reference points for Woodland Park?
Within Colorado, the closest population matches are Fruitvale (7,998 residents, $76,339 income); Timnath (8,007 residents, $172,206 income); Applewood (8,120 residents, $128,988 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Dexter, MO (7,906 residents); Cottage Grove, WI (7,906 residents); Mount Ivy, NY (7,913 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Population change
Is Woodland Park growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +94 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +1.2% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 38 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Period change
+1.2%
2025 estimate
8,014
2020 estimate
7,920
Census Population Estimates Program, 2020–2025; permit context uses Census BPS.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Woodland Park?
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
The joined FBI UCR record reports 1310.9 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 43% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Property rate
1183.7
Violent rate
127.3
Total reported rate
1310.9
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, incidents per 100,000. Voluntary agency reporting; not a danger score.
What does the journey to work look like in Woodland Park?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. Remote work has a visible role in the local pattern. That can reduce commute exposure for some workers, but it says nothing about job availability or broadband quality; read it alongside income and housing rather than as a stand-alone lifestyle score.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 69.7%. The reported mean trip to work is 22.5 minutes.
Public transit
0.0%
Work from home
18.3%
Drive alone
69.7%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 3,779 workers age 16+.
Above-average cost · BEA RPP 2024, Colorado average
B-
City profile score · Woodland Park, CO
65/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Poverty rate A-
2.2%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Bachelor's+ share B+
41.7%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Household income B+
$96,896
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Violent crime C+
127 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Cost of living F
103.1 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Woodland Park profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Poverty rate: 84/100 (A-) · 2.2%
Bachelor's+ share: 77/100 (B+) · 41.7%
Household income: 75/100 (B+) · $96,896
Violent crime: 64/100 (C+) · 127 /100k
Cost of living: 26/100 (F) · 103.1 index
Where Woodland Park sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Woodland Park's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Woodland Park highlighted among 27 peers.Read the chart values
Woodland Park, CO (this city): home $489,400, crime 1,311/100k
Dexter, MO : home $132,700, crime 3,106/100k
Cottage Grove, WI : home $401,900, crime 567/100k
Siler City, NC : home $154,900, crime 2,628/100k
Timnath, CO : home $717,300, crime 938/100k
Lochbuie, CO : home $373,800, crime 990/100k
Lamar, CO : home $137,100, crime 522/100k
New York, NY : home $751,700, crime 3,039/100k
Los Angeles, CA : home $879,500, crime 2,212/100k
Chicago, IL : home $315,200, crime 4,012/100k
Houston, TX : home $253,400, crime 5,442/100k
Phoenix, AZ : home $381,900, crime 3,125/100k
Philadelphia, PA : home $232,400, crime 5,457/100k
San Antonio, TX : home $219,700, crime 5,218/100k
San Diego, CA : home $848,500, crime 2,082/100k
Dallas, TX : home $295,300, crime 4,010/100k
San Jose, CA : home $1,187,800, crime 3,195/100k
Austin, TX : home $512,700, crime 3,709/100k
Fort Worth, TX : home $277,300, crime 3,158/100k
Columbus, OH : home $234,500, crime 3,088/100k
Indianapolis, IN : home $207,000, crime 4,214/100k
San Francisco, CA : home $1,380,500, crime 4,526/100k
Seattle, WA : home $912,100, crime 5,783/100k
Denver, CO : home $586,700, crime 5,755/100k
Oklahoma City, OK : home $215,100, crime 3,570/100k
El Paso, TX : home $171,700, crime 1,772/100k
Washington, DC : home $724,600, crime 4,514/100k
How does Woodland Park compare to other US cities?
Here's how Woodland Park stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income76% higher than other cities
Home value84% pricier than other cities
Median rent68% pricier than other cities
Safety52% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
Zoom in to just Colorado and the picture shifts: Woodland Park ranks #50 of 116 Colorado cities by lowest crime rate, a different read than the national percentile above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Woodland Park against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Colorado only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Colorado-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Woodland Park near the bottom of Colorado's cities
Among the 408 Colorado cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Woodland Park ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Woodland Park only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#125 of 379
67th percentile in Colorado
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 408
0th percentile in Colorado
Median Home Value
#143 of 388
63rd percentile in Colorado
Poverty Rate
#267 of 408
34th percentile in Colorado
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#166 of 408
59th percentile in Colorado
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Colorado only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
76th percentile nationally for median household income · 52nd percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Woodland Park's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Woodland Park's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Woodland Park's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$489,40016th percentilemore affordable than 16% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Woodland Park's home-value-to-income ratio: 5.1×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
pressured
> 5.0×
National rank
#12,981 of 15,516
More affordable than 16% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#9,812 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 5.1×, Woodland Park sits in the pressured band:
national rank #12,981 of 15,516 and #9,812 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median, a comparison flag, not a verdict on any household.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$96,896Woodland Park, CO median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Woodland Park, CO median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Woodland Park, CO.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)41.7%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)2.2%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)57.2%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
7,909
Median Income
$96,896
Median Home Value
$489,400
Median Age
40.5
Poverty Rate
2.2%
Labor force participation
57.2%
Bachelor's Degree+
41.7%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
1310.9
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
127.3
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
1183.7
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
5
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Woodland Park's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
7,920 residents
2021
7,970 residents
2022
7,952 residents
2023
7,897 residents
2024
8,018 residents
2025
8,014 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📈 Rapid Growth
Total Permits (2024)
38
housing units authorized
Single-Family
38
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
4.8
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
29
29
0
$12.0M
2020
28
28
0
$12.7M
2021
47
47
0
$19.3M
2022
55
55
0
$19.7M
2023
104
38
66
$20.5M
2024
38
38
0
$20.6M
Permit volume increased 31% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
22.5 minutes
Drive Alone
69.7%
Carpool
8.8%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
1.2%
Work from Home
18.3%
Other
2.0%
Based on 3,779 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Colorado statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $202
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Colorado at $202 (electricity about $90 , water and sewer about $50 ).
These are Colorado statewide averages, not a meter reading for Woodland Park. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Colorado's BEA cost-of-living index is 103.1 (Above Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Woodland Park is $1,429/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Colorado statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 40.7 / 100 (Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Colorado statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Woodland Park sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Woodland Park compares to similar-size Colorado cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.