About Wilder
Set in the eastern part of Vermont, Wilder is a small unincorporated community.
Wilder holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.54 square miles.
📰 Wilder News Today
- Peter Haubrich Obituary (1940 - 2026) - Wilder, VT - Valley News Legacy obituary · Jun 24
- House salvageable after fire in Wilder Valley News · Apr 29
- Hartford FD: Structure fire extinguished in Wilder this morning MyChamplainValley.com · Apr 29
- Wilder Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
- Thornton Wilder’s ‘Our Town’: Celebrating community with quintessential American play rutlandherald.com · Apr 11
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Wilder Unique
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in eastern Vermont, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Part of the fabric of Vermont — one of 180 recognized communities statewide.
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 3 miles.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Wilder
- Alana Cole Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Boston Lot Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Chambers Memorial Reserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Frost Park reviews ★
- Indian Ridge Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Kilowatt Park reviews ★
- Kilowatt Park North reviews ★
- Sachem Village Open Space · Nature reserve reviews ★
- South Esker Natural Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateVermont
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area2.54 sq mi
Coordinates43.6777, -72.3204