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What Is It Like to Live in Woodbury?

What it costs to live in Woodbury, and how it compares with other Minnesota cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

61

25th best value in Minnesota

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Minnesota cities.

Overall livability

53

34th overall in Minnesota

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Woodbury is home to about 74,014 people. A typical home runs $355,200 and a household earns around $114,300, a price-to-income ratio of 3.1. Among Minnesota's largest cities, it ranks 25th for value and 34th overall.

Woodbury at a glance

Median home price

$355,200

34th in MN of 72

Median rent

$1,687/mo

Median household income

$114,300

Home price to income

3.1x

Unemployment

3.4%

28th in MN of 72

School rating

10/10

23rd in MN of 72

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in MN of 72

Walk score

8/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Minnesota only. Updated 2026.