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A town of 334, settled in 1868.
4.6% of residents live below the poverty line in Woodland Mills, below both Tennessee’s towns (14%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 7 of the 155 Tennessee towns we compare have a lower midpoint home value than Woodland Mills. Woodland Mills has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Census counts: 396 in 1970, a peak of 526 in 1980, 346 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2013 and 2 maps from 1954 on.
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Ordered by what stands out in Woodland Mills.
The share of households in Woodland Mills who live in a home they own: 79%. Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 7.9% in value. Woodland Mills’ going rate for rent comes in at $876 a month.
| Woodland Mills | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 79% | 66% | 73% |
| Median rent | $876 a month | $947 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
45% of Woodland Mills’s expected losses from natural hazards come from earthquakes, followed by cold waves at 18%. Compared with just over four fifths of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is higher. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Woodland Mills once, in 2009.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The top destinations are Union City (39%), Martin (6%) and Dyersburg (4%). Just 2% of Woodland Mills’s working residents have a job in town. In Woodland Mills, the mean commuting time is 20 minutes. Half commute less than 9 miles.
| Woodland Mills | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.9% | 12% | 8% |
| Median household income | $79,000 | $61,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The range runs from 28° on a January night to 89° on a July afternoon, with about 6 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Woodland Mills: 44% of adults have high blood pressure. Of 31 CDC measures, Woodland Mills beats the Tennessee average on 5 and trails it on 7. Among adults here, 16% have diabetes and 30% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Woodland Mills | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 41% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 12% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 29% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 16% |
| What stands out | Woodland Mills | TN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.9% | 16.2% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9% | 13.3% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.2% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Woodland Mills. Close and well known come first.
17 mi LakeReelfoot Lake4 mi MuseumDiscovery Park of America35 mi Ancient siteFort Defiance
37 mi MuseumMagnolia Manor
20 mi MuseumColumbus-Belmont State ParkReelfoot Lake: User:JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Magnolia Manor: MuZemike, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Columbus-Belmont State Park: Knowledgeum at en.wikipedia, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Woodland Mills, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Where Woodland Mills’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
None within 15 miles of Woodland Mills; the nearest are
About 7 of every 100 Woodland Mills residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Tennessee.
City in Tennessee, United States
Woodland Mills is a city in Obion County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2020 census, Woodland Mills had a population of 346. It is part of the Union City, TN–KY Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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