Sacramento metro, CA relocation guide
Moving to Woodland, CA
About Woodland
Woodland — nicknamed the "City of Trees" for its valley oaks — is the county seat of Yolo County, about 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Sacramento, incorporated February 22, 1871 (population 61,032 in 2020). Settled as "Yolo City" in the 1850s, it became the county seat in 1862 after a flood devastated the previous seat, Washington (now part of West Sacramento). A rail connection to Sacramento and later Interstate 5 made it a thriving agricultural trade center — three rice mills, a sugar beet refinery, and a tomato cannery once operated here. Woodland kept a "small town" feel: its historic Main Street has been reviving with restaurants, a new courthouse, and the Old State Theater's expansion into a 10-screen multiplex, and the annual "Stroll Through History" (since 1989) showcases its Victorian homes. The city was ranked one of America's top 100 places to live (No. 55, per Wikipedia; read September 24, 2026).
Home prices in Woodland
The median listing price in Woodland is $610,000.
Top places in Woodland
- Historic Yolo County Courthouse (neoclassical, National Register-listed) — shown in the Commons photo below.
- Downtown Woodland: Second and Main Streets — shops, restaurants, State Theatre multiplex (shown in the Commons photo below).
- "Stroll Through History" Victorian homes district.
- Woodland Public Library.
- Walnut Street School and Hotel Woodland (historic downtown buildings).
- Porter Building.
Commuting from Woodland
- Drive: roughly 20–35 minutes to downtown Sacramento via I-5 (approximate, traffic-dependent); Woodland sits just northwest of Sacramento along I-5/SR-113.
- Rail: Woodland has a Capitol Corridor station (downtown), with trains to Sacramento Valley Station — about 15–20 minutes' ride.
- Bus: Yolobus/Yolo County bus service connects Woodland to Davis and Sacramento.
Woodland FAQs
- What is the housing market like in Woodland, CA?
The median listing price in Woodland is $610,000. Median listing price (September 2026 research snapshot) - How is the commute from Woodland, CA?
Drive: roughly 20–35 minutes to downtown Sacramento via I-5 (approximate, traffic-dependent); Woodland sits just northwest of Sacramento along I-5/SR-113.
Town links
Schools
Transit
Official town resources. School report cards via the National Center for Education Statistics.