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42.05° N · 97.35° W · GEOID 3153580

Woodland Park

Stanton County, Nebraska · part of the Norfolk, NE metro

Limited data population under 5,000

NebraskaWoodland Park, NEWoodland ParkWoodland Park

The short answer

Woodland Park is home to 1,657 people. Median household income is $74,000 a year and median rent is $1,413 a month, 22.9% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $165,600, about 2.2x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,413
4% above the median place
Median household income
$74,000
8% below the median place
Median home value
$165,600
48% below the median place
Unemployment
0.0%
below the median place (median 4.9%)

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Woodland Park

  • Unemployment averaged 0.0% over the survey period, lower than in 99% of the 1,242 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 17 Nebraska places.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $123 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 96% of places its size. It is the lowest of 33 Nebraska places.
  • The median home is worth 2.2 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 91% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 33 Nebraska places.
  • 89% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 88% of places its size. It is the highest of 33 Nebraska places.
01

Moving to Woodland Park

Stanton County gains about 10.8 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in303
Moved out248
Net+55

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Income per tax return

Arrivals$57K
Leavers$59K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Stanton County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
4.6% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Stanton County report $57,500 a year in income on average; those leaving, $59,000.
Income you would need
$56,500 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,413 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,290 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $165,600.
Getting to work
23 minutes each way on average; 7.7% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
La Marque, TX matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people6
10.8
above the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6
$57,460
19% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureWoodland ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure4.6%19% below
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure10.8above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$57,46019% below
Income of households moving out6County figure$58,98616% below
02

What it costs to live here

Vacant homes is 0.0%, below the median place (median 7.1%).

Woodland Park22.9%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$56,520
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
22.9%
12% above the median place
Home price to income
2.2x
41% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
23%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$57,000
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Woodland Park, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Pennside, PA18.7% vs 22.9%n/aCompare
Wrightsboro, NC19.1% vs 22.9%n/aCompare
Dunlap, IN17.5% vs 22.9%n/aCompare

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Vacant homes1
0.0%
below the median place (median 7.1%)
Homeownership1
88.9%
34% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,290
31% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureWoodland ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,4134% above
Rent to income122.9%12% above
Property tax rate11.4%53% above
Home price to income12.2x41% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$1,20126% below
HUD area median income3County figure$99,8007% below
Property tax paid (median)1$2,29830% below
Median home value1$165,60048% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure4.1%29% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure40.3%22% below
Homeownership188.9%34% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure35.8%29% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,29031% below
Vacant homes10.0%below (median 7.1%)
Median year built119790% above
03

Work and pay

Unemployment is 0.0%, below the median place (median 4.9%).

Unemployment1
0.0%
below the median place (median 4.9%)
Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Income per person1
$34,031
15% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureWoodland ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$74,0008% below
Income per person1$34,03115% below
Unemployment10.0%below (median 4.9%)
Average annual pay5County figure$87,91033% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure6.7%81% above
Jobs5County figure1,28499% below
Poverty rate1County figure9.4%13% below
Mean commute123 min6% below
Works from home1County figure7.7%38% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 86.9%, 6% below the median place.

Homes with broadband1
86.9%
6% below the median place
Born abroad1
4.5%
49% below the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
24.8%
23% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher90.9% −2%
No health insurance7.3% +14%
Median age38.6 −1%
Household size2.5 −0%
All 8 people measures
MeasureWoodland ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,6576646th largest
Median age138.61% below
Bachelor's or higher124.8%23% below
High school or higher190.9%2% below
Household size12.50% below
Born abroad14.5%49% below
No health insurance17.3%14% above
Homes with broadband186.9%6% below
05

Life in Woodland Park

1 site is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents24.1 2.4×
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars6.9 −67%
Shops19.0 −37%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.9 −5%
Doctors' offices and clinics6.9 −66%
Child care centers5.5 2.4×

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Restaurants and bars per 10k7
6.9
67% below the median place
Child care centers per 10k7
5.5
139% above the median place
Shops per 10k7
19.0
37% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureWoodland ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure367% below
Public school students10County figure55989% below
Students per teacher10County figure10.532% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure6.967% below
Shops per 10k7County figure19.037% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7Metro figure3.95% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure6.966% below
Child care centers per 10k7Metro figure5.5139% above
Parks per 10k824.1137% above
Playgrounds per 10k80.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k80.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k80.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails80.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings9County figure192% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Natural hazard risk is 16.2, 82% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Woodland Park. Larger places are fetched first.

Natural hazard risk12
16.2
82% below the median place
Heat wave risk12
15.8
82% below the median place
January average low11
12°F
51% below the median place
All 8 weather and risk measures
MeasureWoodland ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure85°F2% below
January average low11County figure12°F51% below
Average temperature11County figure49°F11% below
Annual precipitation11County figure28.5 in35% below
Natural hazard risk12County figure16.282% below
Tornado risk12County figure38.952% below
Wildfire risk12County figure68.913% above
Heat wave risk12County figure15.882% below
08

Woodland Park in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 23% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 23% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,413/mo (2024)$1,780/mo$1,460 to $2,170/mo+3.9%
Median household income$74,000 (2024)$94,000$79,500 to $111,500+4.1%
Median home value$165,600 (2024)$238,000$173,000 to $328,000+6.2%

The median home would be worth 2.5 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.2 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Woodland Park

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
La Marque, TX$1,443$71,102Compare
Florence, KY$1,329$71,003Compare
Hazel Crest, IL$1,320$68,393Compare
Milton, FL$1,455$76,301Compare
Milton, FLHazel Crest, ILFlorence, KYLa Marque, TXWoodland Park, NEWoodland ParkLa MarqueFlorenceHazel CrestMiltonWoodland ParkLa MarqueFlorenceHazel CrestMilton

Common questions

Is Woodland Park a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Unemployment averaged 0.0% over the survey period, lower than in 99% of the 1,242 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 17 Nebraska places. Owning with a mortgage costs about $123 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 96% of places its size. It is the lowest of 33 Nebraska places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Woodland Park expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 22.9% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $165,600.

What salary do you need to live in Woodland Park?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $56,520 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Woodland Park?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are La Marque, TX, Florence, KY, Hazel Crest, IL and Milton, FL.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Woodland Park with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Woodland Park itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/woodland-park-nebraska

Citytistics. “Woodland Park, Nebraska.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/woodland-park-nebraska/

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