Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Arcadia gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $262K, 3.4 years of the county’s $76K median household income. It grades C+ overall, 282nd among Wisconsin's 357 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. The median household income is $75K, and 16% of residents live below the poverty line, and CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 76% of the country. On the plus side, crime is low: it reports less per resident than 95% of U.S. towns. Arcadia’s average trip to work is 12 minutes, below both Wisconsin’s towns (22 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Arcadia has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Arcadia Free Public Library and East Arcadia Roller Mill. Only 3 of the 362 Wisconsin towns we compare have a lower share of residents 65 or older than Arcadia.
Where Arcadia beats most towns.
2,925 counted in 2010 and 3,737 in 2020; an estimated 3,840 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Arcadia is from typical.
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Census counts: 665 in 1880, 3,737 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1891 and 2 maps from 1973 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Arcadia, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Arcadia.
Arcadia trades workers with Whitehall and other neighbors and has cooler summers than most of the country, though not than most of Wisconsin; it also carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Wisconsin (mostly inland flooding).
2.5 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The trail density in Arcadia is 0.8 miles per square mile. The biggest park or preserve is Arcadia Memorial Park, at 52 acres.
| Arcadia | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.8% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Arcadia Memorial Park | 0.2 mi | 52 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Arcadia School District. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Arcadia High, with 413 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arcadia ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 531 | B− |
| Arcadia HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 413 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
Violent crime is rare: 1 reported in 2025, 0.3 per 1,000 residents.
Arcadia’s property crime rate is 1.8 per 1,000 residents.
| Arcadia | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.8 per 1,000 residents | 6.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.3 per 1,000 residents | 1.1 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
24% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Arcadia. Only 4 of the 357 Wisconsin towns we compare have a lower share of adults who had a checkup this year than Arcadia. 37% of adults get no exercise outside work in Arcadia.
| Arcadia | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 7.1% | 8.1% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 26% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 10% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 78% | 79% |
| What stands out | Arcadia | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.6% | 8.6% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 21.4% | 26.6% |
| More uninsured adults | 23.5% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
57% of Arcadia households own their home. Typical home values rose 5.5% in the year to September 2026.
| Arcadia | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 57% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,096 a month | $1,076 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
July afternoons average 82.1°: cooler than most of the country, but hotter than 80% of Wisconsin places with climate records; January nights average 7.3°.
Arcadia has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. About 42 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Arcadia | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 7°F | 11°F | 22°F |
| July high | 82°F | 82°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Arcadia has about as many jobs (1,509) as working residents, but only 317 people both live and work here. The average commute takes 12.4 minutes, against 22.2 across Wisconsin.
About one in 5 of Arcadia’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Whitehall (32%), La Crosse (4%) and Winona (4%).
| Arcadia | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 6.3% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 21% | 8.2% | 8% |
| Median household income | $75,000 | $88,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 91% of Wisconsin towns; that rating is what its C+ for hazard risk is built on.
Since 1992, 26 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Arcadia.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Arcadia; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Arcadia residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
7 notable people were born in Arcadia.
City in Wisconsin, United States
Arcadia is a city in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States, along the Trempealeau River. The population was 3,737 at the 2020 census. Arcadia is a Latino-majority city and the largest city in Trempealeau County.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Arcadia grades C+ overall, better than 44% of U.S. towns and #282 of 357 in Wisconsin. It grades C− for health, A+ for safety and C for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a C−.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
7 notable people were born here, including Robert Brom and James Haines.