The Woodlands, Woodstock: homes, schools, parks and commute

Last checked Oct. 6, 2026. Sources: the City of Woodstock’s 2023 Comprehensive Plan (PDF) and its GIS map layers, the Cherokee County School District’s boundary maps, the state’s 2025 School Grades data, Zillow Research and OpenStreetMap. City Hall: 770-592-6000.

The east end of Woodstock is a group of large subdivisions along Woodlands Parkway and Highway 92, most of them carrying the Woodlands or Mountain Brook name, plus Vista Ridge in the northeast corner. It is the farthest part of the city from I-575 and downtown.

What this means for you

• Zoned high school: River Ridge High for every address, with Mill Creek Middle. Most homes are zoned for Little River Elementary. Check one address with the district at 770-479-1871.
• Home value: $465,240 in ZIP 30188 in August 2026, according to the Zillow Home Value Index.
• Nearest interstate exit: I-575 Exit 7, Highway 92, about 5 miles by road.

Part of our Woodstock neighborhoods guide.

Where it is

The area is everything in the city east of the Trickum Road neighborhoods. Woodlands Parkway runs north from Highway 92 through the Woodlands subdivisions; the Mountain Brook developments are south of the highway, and Vista Ridge is in the city’s northeast corner, near Arnold Mill Road. About 874 of the 1,211 buildings we mapped are north of Highway 92. Every building is in ZIP code 30188.

In the city’s 2023 Comprehensive Plan, 67% of the buildings here are in the Suburban Living character area, with “larger lots” where “housing is consistently detached,” and 32% in Neighborhood Living.

Homes

The city’s subdivision map names The Enclave at the Woodlands, about 201 acres, The Park at the Woodlands, The Glen at The Woodlands, The Court at the Woodlands and The Views at the Woodlands; Highlands at Mountain Brook, Glens at Mountain Brook and Bluffs at Mountain Brook; Holbrook of Woodstock; and Vista Ridge, about 133 acres. The city’s shopping center map lists a Life Time fitness club as the area’s only commercial site. We found no city HOA registry, so this page does not list HOAs.

Schools

How the buildings here split in the Cherokee County School District’s boundary maps. Scores are 2025 College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI) figures from the state’s School Grades data.

The five Woodlands subdivisions map to Little River Elementary, 3170 Trickum Road. The Mountain Brook developments, Holbrook of Woodstock and Vista Ridge map to Arnold Mill Elementary, 710 Arnold Mill Road. Both feed Mill Creek Middle, 442 Arnold Mill Road, and River Ridge High, 400 Arnold Mill Road, according to the district’s geographic assignment chart. The district scored 87.0 and the state 78.0. Check an address on the district’s maps page or at 770-479-1871. More in our Woodstock schools guide.

Home values

The typical home value in ZIP 30188 was $465,240 in August 2026, down 1.3% from $471,185 in August 2025, according to the Zillow Home Value Index. The citywide Woodstock figure was $456,827, down 1.9%. The index is a modeled typical value for the middle third of homes, not a sale price, and the ZIP code covers most of the city east of I-575. More in our home prices guide.

Parks and trails

There is no finished city park inside the area. Little River Park, under construction on Trickum Road, will have trails along the Little River from Trickum Road to the Woodlands subdivision, a lake for fishing and paddling, a water trail to Olde Rope Mill Park and playgrounds, according to the city’s parks page. More in our parks and trails guide.

Getting around

• I-575: Exit 7, Highway 92, about 5 miles by road; Exit 8, Towne Lake Parkway, about 5.9 miles.
• Downtown: about 5.5 miles to the Park at City Center.
• Airport: about 43 miles to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
• These are distances on the OpenStreetMap road network, measured with the OSRM routing engine from the middle of the area, not drive times.
• Transit: Xpress commuter buses list no Woodstock stop. More in our getting around guide.

Groceries and everyday stores

OpenStreetMap shows no supermarket inside the area. The nearest are on Highway 92 at Trickum Road:

• ALDI, 200 West Village Drive
• Publix, 12165 Highway 92, with a pharmacy
• Walmart Supercenter, 12182 Highway 92

How we drew this area

This area is every part of the city east of longitude -84.4635, roughly the western edge of the Woodlands and Mountain Brook subdivisions, including Vista Ridge in the northeast corner. School shares, ZIP codes and character areas come from the buildings mapped in OpenStreetMap inside it, outside the city’s mapped shopping and business centers, matched to the district’s countywide boundary maps and the Census Bureau’s ZIP code areas. Store and park locations are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Frequently asked questions

What schools serve The Woodlands in Woodstock?

In the Cherokee County School District’s boundary maps, the Woodlands subdivisions are zoned for Little River Elementary, and Mountain Brook, Holbrook and Vista Ridge for Arnold Mill Elementary. All go on to Mill Creek Middle and River Ridge High. Confirm an address at 770-479-1871.

Is The Woodlands in Woodstock a good place to live?

Here are the facts. The Woodlands area is single-family subdivisions at the city’s east end, about 5.5 miles by road from downtown, next to the planned Little River Park trails. It is zoned for River Ridge High, which scored 90.9 on the state’s 2025 CCRPI, and Zillow put the typical home value in ZIP 30188 at $465,240 in August 2026.

How far is The Woodlands from I-575?

About 5 miles by road from the middle of the area to I-575 Exit 7 at Highway 92, measured on the OpenStreetMap road network.

What ZIP code is The Woodlands in Woodstock?

30188. Every building we mapped at the city’s east end is in ZIP code 30188.