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Place dossier plate
SheetGA-WOODSTOCK-GA · Woodstock, GA 36,297 pop · income 81st pct
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 Woodstock
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Woodstock on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Rome · lowest
51,106
Rome · lowest
51,106 median HH income
30.0% of the leader · rank #1
Shirley · near
105,379
Shirley · near
105,379 median HH income
61.9% of the leader · rank #2
La Cueva CDP… · near
105,385
La Cueva CDP… · near
105,385 median HH income
61.9% of the leader · rank #3
Carol Stream · near
105,395
Carol Stream · near
105,395 median HH income
61.9% of the leader · rank #4
Woodstock · this city
105,396
Woodstock · this city
105,396 median HH income
61.9% of the leader · rank #5
The Acreage · near
105,405
The Acreage · near
105,405 median HH income
61.9% of the leader · rank #6
Commack · highest
170,375
Commack · highest
170,375 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 Woodstock 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: 36,297.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Woodstock - the verdict
Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Woodstock lands in the 81st percentile for household income and the 61st percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
81st
percentile, household income
76th
percentile, home value
51st
percentile, median rent
61st
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: Woodstock, GA
Census ACS 2023 estimates count 36,297 residents in Woodstock, a small city within Georgia. Households in Woodstock report a median income of $105,396 per year, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 5.1%. Home values in Woodstock run a median of $387,300, and the median resident age is 36.1 years. Educational attainment runs 51.9% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 72.6% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
The Census Building Permit Survey recorded 296 residential units authorized here in 2024 (Rapid Growth), up 23% from five years earlier. Woodstock reports a comparatively low crime rate: FBI UCR reporting places total crime at 1080.5 incidents per 100,000 residents, below the national average (voluntary agency reporting, reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
Living costs in Georgia run below the national norm: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Georgia scores 96.3 (Below Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,203 per month statewide. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Georgia's average monthly utility costs around $225 (state average). Natural-hazard exposure scores 39.5 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Very Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Woodstock'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 reported crime to population change to housing and income 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 Woodstock, city-specific coverage includes matched public-school count, FBI reported-crime rates, annual population history, commute-mode shares, local building permits.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
What does the education layer cover for Woodstock?
The NCES join finds 14 public schools within the city match. 51.9% 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.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Woodstock?
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 1080.5 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 53% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Is Woodstock 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 +4,664 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +13.2% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 296 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Which cities make useful reference points for Woodstock?
Within Georgia, the closest population matches are Douglasville (36,284 residents, $76,591 income); Tucker (37,022 residents, $81,141 income); Stockbridge (35,475 residents, $70,579 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Upper Arlington, OH (36,319 residents); Farmers Branch, TX (36,254 residents); Merrillville, IN (36,343 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.
Housing and income
How far does income reach against housing in Woodstock?
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 3.7 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 5.1%, 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. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.
Household income
$105,396
Home value
$387,300
Value / income
3.7×
City-level Census ACS 2023 medians. The ratio divides two separate medians and is descriptive only.
What does the journey to work look like in Woodstock?
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 69.9%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Public transit
0.2%
Work from home
21.3%
Drive alone
69.9%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 21,007 workers age 16+.
Near national cost · BEA RPP 2024, Georgia average
B
City profile score · Woodstock, GA
73/100
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.
Bachelor's+ share A
51.9%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Violent crime A-
56 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Household income B+
$105,396
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Poverty rate B-
5.1%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Cost of living C
96.3 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Woodstock profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Bachelor's+ share: 85/100 (A) · 51.9%
Violent crime: 82/100 (A-) · 56 /100k
Household income: 79/100 (B+) · $105,396
Poverty rate: 65/100 (B-) · 5.1%
Cost of living: 57/100 (C) · 96.3 index
Where Woodstock sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Woodstock'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 - Woodstock highlighted among 8 peers.Read the chart values
Woodstock, GA (this city): home $387,300, crime 1,081/100k
Upper Arlington, OH : home $568,200, crime 827/100k
Farmers Branch, TX : home $322,000, crime 2,749/100k
Socorro, TX : home $131,200, crime 954/100k
Douglasville, GA : home $313,500, crime 5,168/100k
Stockbridge, GA : home $248,000, crime 2,580/100k
Hinesville, GA : home $174,300, crime 3,118/100k
Rome, GA : home $214,700, crime 3,976/100k
How does Woodstock compare to other US cities?
Woodstock measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income81% higher than other cities
Home value76% pricier than other cities
Median rent51% pricier than other cities
Safety61% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
Zoom in to just Georgia and the picture shifts: Woodstock ranks #48 of 166 Georgia cities by lowest crime rate, a different read than the national percentile above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Woodstock against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Georgia only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Georgia-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Woodstock near the bottom of Georgia's cities
Among the 638 Georgia cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Woodstock ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Woodstock only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#47 of 610
92nd percentile in Georgia
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 638
0th percentile in Georgia
Median Home Value
#44 of 577
92nd percentile in Georgia
Poverty Rate
#497 of 637
22nd percentile in Georgia
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#39 of 638
94th percentile in Georgia
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 Georgia only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
81st percentile nationally for median household income · 61st percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Woodstock's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Woodstock'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 Woodstock's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$387,30024th percentilemore affordable than 24% 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
Woodstock's home-value-to-income ratio: 3.7×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#9,629 of 15,516
More affordable than 38% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#1,661 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 3.7×, Woodstock sits in the moderate band:
national rank #9,629 of 15,516 and #1,661 of 3,317small cities (10,000–49,999).
Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.
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
$105,396Woodstock, GA median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Woodstock, GA median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Woodstock, GA.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)51.9%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)5.1%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)72.6%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
36,297
Median Income
$105,396
Median Home Value
$387,300
Median Age
36.1
Poverty Rate
5.1%
Labor force participation
72.6%
Bachelor's Degree+
51.9%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
1080.5
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
55.5
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
1024.9
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
14
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Woodstock's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
35,231 residents
2021
36,342 residents
2022
37,320 residents
2023
38,516 residents
2024
39,449 residents
2025
39,895 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📈 Rapid Growth
Total Permits (2024)
296
housing units authorized
Single-Family
296
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
8.2
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
241
241
0
$89.4M
2020
452
452
0
$130.6M
2021
485
485
0
$142.7M
2022
630
340
290
$174.2M
2023
329
329
0
$176.5M
2024
296
296
0
$172.6M
Permit volume increased 23% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
69.9%
Carpool
6.0%
Public Transit
0.2%
Walk
0.7%
Work from Home
21.3%
Other
1.9%
Based on 21,007 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Georgia statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $225
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Georgia at $225 (electricity about $125 , water and sewer about $45 ).
These are Georgia statewide averages, not a meter reading for Woodstock. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Georgia's BEA cost-of-living index is 96.3 (Below Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Woodstock is $1,203/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Georgia statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 39.5 / 100 (Very Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Georgia statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Woodstock sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Woodstock compares to similar-size Georgia 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.