WildwoodTN
A town in Tennessee, home to 968 people.
Is Wildwood a good place to live?
23% of residents live below the poverty line in Wildwood, against 14% in Tennessee’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Among 178 Tennessee towns, just 5 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Wildwood. Sam Houston Schoolhouse and Bethlehem Methodist Church is on the National Register of Historic Places. Wildwood has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
968 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Dollywood and 33 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Wildwood. Close and well known come first.
Big draw19 mi Theme parkDollywood3.1M visitors a year
Big draw6 mi National ParkGreat Smoky Mountains National Park11.5M visitors a year
Big draw11 mi Stadium & arenaNeyland Stadium
Big draw26 mi MountainKuwohi
38 mi ParkwayBlue Ridge Parkway16.5M visitors a year
12 mi LookoutSunspherePhoto credits
Dollywood: Brian Stansberry (photographer), CC BY 2.5 · Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Scott Basford, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Neyland Stadium: Neomrbungle, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kuwohi: C. Kenneth Dodd, Jr., Public domain · Blue Ridge Parkway: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Sunsphere: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0
Moving to Wildwood: who provides what
Wildwood is unincorporated, so Blount County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Wildwood.
Wildwood has 0.1 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Wildwood had 28 jobs in 2023, down 41 from 2013. Its average commute stands at 30 minutes. Half commute less than 12 miles. The top destinations are Knoxville (31%), Maryville (13%) and Alcoa (8%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The schools Wildwood’s kids attend
Public schools: the Blount County school district. Its one school is below. Enrollment at Wildwood’s public school: 266 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porter ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 266 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts
Wildwood faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Wildwood’s FEMA risk score stands at 32 of 100. FEMA puts 45% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 26% to earthquakes. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 68% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mild winters and hot summers: that is Wildwood’s year
July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 29° and about 5 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Wildwood is
The share of adults in Wildwood who report frequent mental distress: 19%. Among adults locally, 30% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Wildwood | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 29% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 20% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 19% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 41% | 35% |
| What stands out | Wildwood | TN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Wildwood sells for about $290K
Wildwood’s typical rent comes in at $1,665 a month. For households locally, the share who live in a home they own is 84%.
| Wildwood | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,665 a month | $947 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 84% | 66% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Wildwood
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Wildwood
About 0 of every 100 Wildwood residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Tennessee.
100% of working residents leave Wildwood for work
Where Wildwood’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Wildwood
CDP in Tennessee, United States
Wildwood is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Blount County, Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,157. It is the location of Bethlehem Methodist Church, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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- Area
- 2.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 912 ft
Questions about Wildwood
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Wildwood, TN a good place to live?
Wildwood has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.