Woodbury
Amenities like the M Health Fairview Sports Center allow for recreational opportunities year-round in Woodbury. Courtesy of Woodbury
- StateMinnesota
- CountyWashington
- Population77,278
Woodbury, one of the fastest-growing suburbs in the Minneapolis–St. Paul area, is home to nearly 80,000 residents, who are drawn to its beautiful parks and award-winning educational programs.
While the city boasts more than 170 miles of nature trails, one of the area’s biggest draws is Woodbury Central Park, an indoor park complex that includes a public library and a branch of the YMCA. It hosts year-round activities including an arts and crafts fair and regular concert and movie nights. Children ages 12 and under can explore Lookout Ridge within Central Park, a playground with slides, forests, a tree house, and a cave.
Residents can also head to their local library for one-on-one technology help, book readings, and teen studios. The local police station works to promote safety by hosting free events like CPR courses and children’s car seat installation clinics year around.
Woodbury prides itself as being the “economic engine of the east metro,” as it added over 5,000 jobs in the last decade. —Kaitlyn Koterbski
While the city boasts more than 170 miles of nature trails, one of the area’s biggest draws is Woodbury Central Park, an indoor park complex that includes a public library and a branch of the YMCA. It hosts year-round activities including an arts and crafts fair and regular concert and movie nights. Children ages 12 and under can explore Lookout Ridge within Central Park, a playground with slides, forests, a tree house, and a cave.
Residents can also head to their local library for one-on-one technology help, book readings, and teen studios. The local police station works to promote safety by hosting free events like CPR courses and children’s car seat installation clinics year around.
Woodbury prides itself as being the “economic engine of the east metro,” as it added over 5,000 jobs in the last decade. —Kaitlyn Koterbski
Town Information
| Median sale price for single family residences (2022) | $405,262 |
| Median household income | $115,233 |
| Racial and ethnic makeup of current residents | Black: 6.1%, Asian 11%, Hispanic: 5.2%, White, non-Hispanic: 75.0% |
| Racial and ethnic makeup of U.S. | Black: 13.6%, Asian: 6.1%, Hispanic: 18.9%, White, non-Hispanic: 59.3% |
| Sharecare Community Well-Being Index Score (out of 100) | 65 |
| High school district graduation rate (averages of districts were applied when necessary) | 92.8% |
| Number of quality family medicine doctors (rated 3.5 or higher) per 100,000 households, within 25 miles | 48 |
| Number of above-average nursing homes within 50 miles, per 100,000 households | 26 |
Sources: Witlytic, ATTOM Data Solutions, STI: Popstats, the U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, the Kaiser Family Foundation, Caring.com, Healthgrades, and Sharecare.