Hybla Valley vs Woodlawn

Which is the better fit for you?

Hybla Valley, VA
65
Area Score
Top 30% nationally
Woodlawn, VA
63
Area Score
Top 35% nationally

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Hybla Valley receives the higher standardized Area Score. That reflects AreaProfile's weighting, not a judgment about which place is better to live in.

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What the difference in prices, rent, homes and weather comes to, using the published figures for the two places. Add your income to see what it would take to keep pace.

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Everyday prices
About the same
Regional price level 109.5 against 109.5 (US = 100). Both places sit in the same price region, so the index cannot tell them apart.
Income to keep the same purchasing power
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A new two-bedroom lease
−$71 a month
HUD benchmarks it at $1,990 in Woodlawn against $2,061 in Hybla Valley.
The median home
27% less
$367,200 in Woodlawn against $503,000 in Hybla Valley.
The weather you would swap
Similar winters
Normal January lows are 30°F in Woodlawn against 30°F in Hybla Valley; July highs are 90°F against 90°F (summers the same).

These are differences between published figures, not a forecast of your budget. Income and sales taxes, commuting, schools, insurance and the job you would actually get are not in them, and a price index describes a metropolitan area, so two places in one metro read the same. HUD’s rent is a benchmark for a new lease, not a listing.

Signals

Hybla Valley
Woodlawn
Opportunity: Woodlawn is the more favorable of the two.
Opportunity
55 · Bottom 47%
vs
56 · Top 50%
Growth
44 · Bottom 35%
vs
44 · Bottom 35%
Climate
72 · Top 42%
vs
72 · Top 42%
Physical resilience
80 · Top 24%
vs
80 · Top 24%
Housing affordability: Hybla Valley is the more favorable of the two.
Housing affordability
73 · Top 31%
vs
59 · Bottom 34%
Schools
58 · Top 40%
vs
58 · Top 40%
Access
89 · Bottom 37%
vs
89 · Bottom 39%
Economic stability: Woodlawn is the more favorable of the two.
Economic stability
60 · Top 47%
vs
64 · Top 37%

Measured values

MetricHybla ValleyWoodlawnSource period
Population17,25721,1942024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income — the two are too close to separate$80,959 ±$20,769$91,884 ±$6,0142024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income — the two are too close to separate$37,222 ±$4,999$41,186 ±$3,5812024 ACS 5-Year
Population density8,406/sq mi9,259/sq mi2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value$503,000$367,2002024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent$1,631 — more favorable$1,8282024 ACS 5-Year
Market rent, two bedroom$2,061$1,990 — more favorableFY2026
Cost of living index109.5109.52023
Homeownership rate45.6%58.7%2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate3.4%3.4%July 2026
Employment change (year over year)−2.4%−2.4%July 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher — the two are too close to separate35.8% ±3%32.8% ±3%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate — the two are too close to separate9.5% ±4%10.0% ±4%2024 ACS 5-Year
Housing units permitted (12 months)3,1743,17412 months ending July 2026
Permits per 1,000 residents2.82.812 months ending July 2026
Permit change (year over year)−7.6%−7.6%12 months ending July 2026
Average July high90°F90°F1991-2020 Normals
Average January low30°F30°F1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation41.8"41.8"1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport25 mi24 mi — more favorableNASR current cycle
Average commute — the two are too close to separate34.6 min ±2.6 min35.1 min ±2.3 min2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age35.237.12024 ACS 5-Year
Students per teacher13.813.82024-25 school year
Math proficiency85.4%85.4%2018-19 school year
Reading proficiency81.0%81.0%2018-19 school year

A bolded value is the more favorable of the two where the metric has a clear direction. Metrics like population and density have no inherent better or worse and are shown unweighted.

5 rows above show both figures with a ± margin and neither in bold. Those come from the American Community Survey, which samples rather than counts, and the gap between the two is smaller than the uncertainty on the figures themselves — so the survey did not find a difference to report, and calling either one the winner would be reading a result out of noise.

The number of units permitted is not marked because the larger place always permits more; the per-resident rate is the fair comparison.

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Hybla Valley
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Hybla Valley: Your Score
65
Area Score
Woodlawn
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Woodlawn: Your Score
63
Area Score

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