Wildwood, Kentucky

About Wildwood

Wildwood is a tiny community in northern Kentucky, home to 284 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Wildwood holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.07 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 4,057 residents per square mile.

📰 Wildwood News Today

• At this theme hotel in Kentucky, you can stay in a pirate ship or cave or jungle It's a Southern Thing · Sep 2
• Peggy Ann Poulter Obituary Dec 27, 2025 Newcomer Kentuckiana · Dec 27
• Kentucky's Arctic Cave Suite Might Be the Coolest Hotel Room in the State WBKR 92.5 · Jun 17
• Wildwood, KY Simulated Weather Radar Map WeatherBug · Aug 8
• Douglas Edison Floore Obituary (2026) - Wildwood, FL - Baldwin Brothers Funerals & Cremation Society - Wildwood Legacy | Obituary · Apr 22

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What Makes Wildwood Unique

• One of 8 places in the US named Wildwood — but the Kentucky one has a character all its own.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.07 sq mi.
• Positioned in northern Kentucky, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 1 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Wildwood

• Gustavo's Mexican Grill — mexican
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Chili's — tex-mex
• First Watch — american
• Furlongs
• Ginza's Asian Bistro — asian
• Momma's BBQ — barbecue
• P.F. Chang's — asian
• Senor Iguana's — mexican
• Skyline Chili — chili

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