Living in Woodstock, GA
Suburb in Georgia
Woodstock is a suburb in Georgia, home to about 36,000 people, with 1.9 million living within 31 mi. Day to day, most trips are by car. Life moves at a moderate pace, and homes are a mix of apartments and houses.
Is Woodstock a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Safe: violent crime is 0.3× the US rate (FBI 2019)
- Family-friendly: playgrounds, family attractions and plenty of households with kids
- Dog-friendly: 12 dog parks within 9 mi
- Strong healthcare: 9 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
👎 Cons
No major weak spots in our data.
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Key facts
Living in Woodstock: common questions
What is the cost of living in Woodstock?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $394k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $2,180 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are close to the US average (index 100, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Woodstock?
Georgia collects about $1,500 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.8% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Woodstock safe?
Violent crime is well below the national rate (0.3× in FBI 2019 data).
How are the schools in Woodstock?
Public schools in Woodstock test above the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 17 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Woodstock?
Woodstock has mild winters: winter days average around 53°F and summer days around 87°F.
Does Woodstock get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is low, mainly from flooding and tornadoes: 6 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.54 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Woodstock?
The nearest major airport is ATL, about 32 mi away.
How Woodstock scores
Each bar compares Woodstock with the other 1,990 places in Best Life Fit Me. A dot shows where it sits between two ends, such as major metro and small town; neither end is better. Coloured bars run from poor (red) to excellent (green).
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