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Wildwood is a tiny town of 368 people in Dade County, Georgia. It's about 12 miles from Chattanooga, TN and 101 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 51°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $218k and rent runs about $829 a month.
368people
$218kTypical home
$829/moRent
89° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
235Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 368
- Part of a metro area
- About 114 people per sq mi
- 101 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 12 mi to Chattanooga, TN
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $218k (≈$1,375/mo)
- Median rent $829/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (68 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (384 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 46% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to CHA airport
- 99 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 128 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 745 ft
- 311 mi to the ocean
- 88 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 71 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 400 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 101 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dade County: R+67 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low 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.