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Cambria is a tiny town of 795 people in Columbia County, Wisconsin. It's about 35 miles from Madison, WI and 66 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $158k and rent runs about $736 a month.
795people
$158kTypical home
$736/moRent
83° / 27°Summer / winter
44"Snow
224Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 795
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 810 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 35 mi to Madison, WI
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$996/mo)
- Median rent $736/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 44 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (98 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (890 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 29% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to MSN airport
- 74 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 879 ft
- 641 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 135 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 51 bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Columbia County: R+5 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk