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Cumberland is a small town of 2,282 people in Barron County, Wisconsin. It's about 56 miles from Eau Claire, WI and 72 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 19°F, with about 56 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $181k and rent runs about $943 a month.
2,282people
$181kTypical home
$943/moRent
79° / 19°Summer / winter
56"Snow
232Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,282
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 549 people per sq mi
- 72 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 56 mi to Eau Claire, WI
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $181k (≈$1,142/mo)
- Median rent $943/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 19°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 56" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 65 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (111 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (321 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 26% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to EAU airport
- 74 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,230 ft
- 632 mi to the ocean
- 80 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 82 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 83 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Barron County: R+29 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk