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Country around Wilder is a rural area of about 527 people in Fentress County, Tennessee, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 67 miles from Knoxville, TN and 93 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $190k and rent runs about $709 a month.
527people
$190kTypical home
$709/moRent
84° / 44°Summer / winter
16"Snow
225Sunny days
143Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 527 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 93 mi to Nashville, TN
- 67 mi to Knoxville, TN
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $190k (≈$1,195/mo)
- Median rent $709/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 225 sunny days a year (89 totally clear)
- 140 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 143 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (461 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (880 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 47% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 69 mi to TYS airport
- 69 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 168 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2008
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,742 ft
- 353 mi to the ocean
- 140 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 35 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fentress County: R+76 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.