Name: Wildwood Lake, TN statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to Wildwood Lake

Bradley County gains about 12.1 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in5,808

Moved out4,744

Net+1,064

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Hamilton County, TN1,2451,084+161

McMinn County, TN375423−48

Polk County, TN286359−73

Meigs County, TN128154−26

Knox County, TN84113−29

Whitfield County, GA9981+18

Catoosa County, GA9486+8

Rhea County, TN7177−6

Within Tennessee, other states or abroad

Arrivals

48%52%

Leavers

58%42%

Within TennesseeOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$58K

Leavers$52K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Bradley County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here: 6.2% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.9% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Bradley County report $57,500 a year in income on average; those leaving, $52,400, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need: $38,900 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $972 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,462 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $231,700.
Getting to work: 22 minutes each way on average; 9.1% work from home.
If it is close but not quite: South Valley, NM matches it on character. Compare the two

Net movers per 1,000 people6
12.1
above the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving out6
$52,360
25% below the median place
Income of households moving in6
$57,525
18% below the median place

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Wildwood Lake	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure	6.2%	8% above
Moved from another state1County figure	2.9%	45% above
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure	12.1	above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure	$57,525	18% below
Income of households moving out6County figure	$52,360	25% below

What it costs to live here

Property tax rate is 0.3%, 64% below the median place.

Wildwood Lake18.6%

Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent

$38,880

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

18.6%

9% below the median place

Home price to income

3.7x

3% below the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

19%

comfortably under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$54,800

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in Wildwood Lake, $972 a month, and local prices for everything else (93.8 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Wildwood Lake, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

Place	Rent to income	More left a year
Plaquemine, LA	15.2% vs 18.6%	$8,000	Compare
Globe, AZ	14.9% vs 18.6%	n/a	Compare
Mayville, WI	15.0% vs 18.6%	n/a	Compare

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Property tax rate1
0.3%
64% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$765
77% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,462
22% below the median place

All 15 cost and housing measures

Measure	Wildwood Lake	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$972	29% below
Rent to income1	18.6%	9% below
Property tax rate1	0.3%	64% below
Home price to income1	3.7x	3% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	88.1	13% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$1,270	21% below
Property tax paid (median)1	$765	77% below
Median home value1	$231,700	27% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure	3.7%	16% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure	66.0%	28% above
Homeownership1	73.4%	11% above
Renters paying 30%+1	52.6%	4% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$1,462	22% below
Vacant homes1County figure	7.3%	3% above
Median year built1	1980	0% above

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Income per person1
$27,868
30% below the median place
Median household income1
$62,722
22% below the median place

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Wildwood Lake	Vs median
Median household income1	$62,722	22% below
Income per person1	$27,868	30% below
Unemployment1County figure	6.6%	34% above
Average annual pay5County figure	$57,020	14% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure	4.9%	32% above
Jobs5County figure	40,033	73% below
Poverty rate1	15.0%	40% above
Mean commute1	22 min	10% below
Works from home1County figure	9.1%	27% below
Commutes by transit1	0.0%	below (median 0.8%)

Who lives here

High school or higher is 80.3%, 13% below the median place.

High school or higher1
80.3%
13% below the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
16.0%
50% below the median place
No health insurance1
13.2%
106% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Median age43.0 +10%

Homes with broadband88.5% −4%

Household size2.6 +4%

All 8 people measures

Measure	Wildwood Lake	Vs median
Population1	3,495	6646th largest
Median age1	43.0	10% above
Bachelor's or higher1	16.0%	50% below
High school or higher1	80.3%	13% below
Household size1	2.6	4% above
Born abroad1County figure	5.9%	33% below
No health insurance1	13.2%	106% above
Homes with broadband1	88.5%	4% below

Life in Wildwood Lake

24 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%

Playgrounds per 10k22.9 2.4×

Grocery stores per 10k2.9 +35%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%

Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%

Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%

Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars17.3 −17%

Shops34.0 +12%

Arts, recreation and fitness2.5 −39%

Doctors' offices and clinics17.1 −15%

Child care centers2.9 +26%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7
2.5
39% below the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k7
17.3
17% below the median place
Public school students10
16,092
229% above the median place

All 15 schools and local life measures

Measure	Wildwood Lake	Vs median
Public schools10County figure	27	200% above
Public school students10County figure	16,092	229% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure	17.3	17% below
Shops per 10k7County figure	34.0	12% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure	2.5	39% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure	17.1	15% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure	2.9	26% above
Parks per 10k8	0.0	below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k8	22.9	143% above
Grocery stores per 10k8	2.9	35% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k8	0.0	below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k8	0.0	below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails8	0.0	below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi8	0.0	below (median 0.2)
National Register listings9County figure	24	85% above

Safety, weather and risk

Annual precipitation is 55.6 in, 27% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Wildwood Lake. Larger places are fetched first.

Annual precipitation11
55.6 in
27% above the median place
Heat wave risk12
46.3
49% below the median place
Natural hazard risk12
73.4
21% below the median place

All 9 weather and risk measures

Measure	Wildwood Lake	Vs median
July average high11County figure	89°F	2% above
January average low11County figure	30°F	19% above
Average temperature11County figure	60°F	9% above
Annual precipitation11County figure	55.6 in	27% above
Natural hazard risk12County figure	73.4	21% below
Hurricane risk12County figure	55.8	21% below
Tornado risk12County figure	88.4	9% above
Wildfire risk12County figure	47.2	23% below
Heat wave risk12County figure	46.3	49% below

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release.

Median gross rent

Up 37.1% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 43.3% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 58.4% from 2019 to 2024.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$54,500

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 27% of places

Pay vs rent

+0.9 pts

a year, pay outrunning rent. Better than 66% of places

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Growth

n/a

Population figure is the county's

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Wildwood Lake in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 19% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 19% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$972/mo (2024)	$1,250/mo	$1,020 to $1,520/mo	+4.3%
Median household income	$62,722 (2024)	$80,000	$67,500 to $95,000	+4.2%
Median home value	$231,700 (2024)	$334,000	$243,000 to $461,000	+6.3%

The median home would be worth 4.2 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.7 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

Places like Wildwood Lake

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

Place	Rent	Income
South Valley, NM	$954	$58,224	Compare
Perry Heights, OH	$930	$61,601	Compare
Shady Hills, FL	$993	$68,409	Compare
Chackbay, LA	$1,036	$65,968	Compare

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Common questions

Is Wildwood Lake a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a smaller share than in 84% of the 2,473 places under 10,000 people we track. Household income has grown 7.5% a year across the last five survey releases, faster than in 77% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 62 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Wildwood Lake expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 18.6% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $231,700.

What salary do you need to live in Wildwood Lake?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $38,880 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Wildwood Lake?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are South Valley, NM, Perry Heights, OH, Shady Hills, FL and Chackbay, LA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

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Citytistics. “Wildwood Lake, Tennessee.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/wildwood-lake-tennessee/

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