Arcadia, Wisconsin (1891), 1891
Arcadia’s story
Arcadia in pictures
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 1926 on.
Explore the history →ArcadiaWI
1,719 people live in this town in Wisconsin.
Population
1,719
2025 Census estimate · +0.6% since 2020
Median home value
$267K
Census ACS
Household income
$80K
median
Median age
41.4
years
Jobs based here
167
A commuter town
Is Arcadia a good place to live?
Arcadia’s weakest subject grade is a C− for health. Only 67 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns score lower on hazard risk. Arcadia's schools rank behind 74% of the state's. Only 70 of Wisconsin’s 874 towns score lower on health. No town in Wisconsin scores lower than Arcadia on civic life. Tamarack Creek Wildlife Area, at 272 acres with 1.5 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Arcadia has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
A commuter town
97% of working residents leave Arcadia for work
Where Arcadia’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
167jobs based in Arcadia
3%of working residents work in town
14 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Arcadia grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Arcadia is from typical.
HealthLess healthy than 76% of U.S. towns; Gundersen Tri-County Hospital & Clinics 9.1 miles awayC−Open →SchoolsBased on how pupils do in exams and testsCOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $267K, 3.5 years of the county’s $76K median household incomeCOpen →Hazard riskInland flooding tops the listCOpen →Jobs & income$80K median household incomeBOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.9 of 20; 0.8% of households have no car; 3.1% of workers walk, bike or ride transitB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors10 miles of trails; 0% conserved landCOpen →History7 notable people born hereB−Open →Civic lifeCivic life is among the quietest comparedD−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Arcadia: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Arcadia, and how to reach them.
PowerRiverland Energy Cooperative16.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterArcadia WaterworksNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Arcadia’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Wisconsin you can register online until 20 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 20 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereTown of Arcadia ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023
ZIP codes54612, 54747, 54630, 5477354612 91% · 54747 4% · 54630 3% · 54773 1%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Arcadia.
HealthC−
A larger share of adults 18 to 64 in Arcadia have no health insurance than in the typical Wisconsin or U.S. town
Only 6 of the 358 Wisconsin towns we compare have a higher share of adults who get no exercise outside work than Arcadia. Among adults in the town, 75% had a checkup this year. Also worth knowing: 15% of adults report frequent physical distress in the town, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 13% and U.S. towns at 14%. Two figures for adults here: 44% have obesity, 20% worry about having enough food.
24%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
| Arcadia | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 7.1% | 8.1% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 26% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 38% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 10% | 14% |
32 measures vs. Wisconsin
1 better18 too close to call13 worse
| What stands out | Arcadia | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.5% | 8.6% |
| More uninsured adults | 17.3% | 8% |
Gundersen Tri-County Hospital & Clinics
9.1 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Arcadia’s workers commute out
3.3% of residents live below the poverty line in Arcadia, below both the Wisconsin town median (6.4%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Commuting out is the norm here: 3% of working residents work locally. Since 2013, Arcadia has lost 125 jobs, to 167 in 2023. In Arcadia, the typical journey to work is 18 minutes.
3%work in town
| Arcadia | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.3% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.6% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Arcadia3%
Whitehall25%
Arcadia18%
La Crosse5%
Winona4%
14 mi
median commute distance
167
jobs based in Arcadia
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
B−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 48% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Arcadia
Summer afternoons peak near 82° in July, and January nights bottom out around 7°; snowfall runs to about 41 inches a winter.
41″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter10–28°
Spring34–56°
Summer58–80°
Fall38–58°
Oct 1
typical first frost
May 9
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C
Moderate risk in Arcadia, with inland flooding at the top
Paid flood insurance claims in Arcadia since 1992: 27. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 56% of U.S. communities. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2017. FEMA puts 58% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 16% to cold waves.
56risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
27
paid flood claims since 1992
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
OutdoorsC
Arcadia has set aside 0.5% of its land for conservation
Across 2 parks and preserves: 9.5 miles of trail. Arcadia’s density of trails comes in at 0.1 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves in the town: 2, covering 321 acres.
0.5%conserved
| Arcadia | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.5% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
0.5%
conserved · 343 of 73,829 acres
9.5 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tamarack Creek Wildlife Area | 1.5 mi | 272 |
| 2. Pietrik County Park | — | 49 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Arcadia
19pages on Arcadia
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Arcadia; the nearest are
Winona State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Winona, MN20.2 mi$10,576 in-state tuitionMinnesota State College SoutheastCommunity college · Public · Winona, MN20.8 mi$6,432 in-state tuition
About 3 of every 100 Arcadia residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
Famous people from Arcadia
7 notable people were born in Arcadia.
R
Robert BromRoman Catholic bishop · 1938–2022J
James HainesAmerican amateur wrestler · born 1954L
Louise EricksonAll-American Girls Professional Baseball League player · 1929–2016E
Elmer E. BarlowAmerican judge · 1887–1948
W
Will BerzinskiAmerican football player · 1934–1994About 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.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 3.2 sq mi
- ZIP code
- 54612
- Area code
- 608
Arcadia’s neighbors
10 towns share a border with Arcadia.
GlencoeCrossIndependenceDodgeLincolnPrestonEttrickTrempealeauBurnsideGaleArcadia
How the neighbors grade
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcadia | — | — | C | — | C | C− |
| Glencoe | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cross | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Independence | — | — | B+ | — | C− | C+ |
| Dodge | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lincoln | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Preston | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ettrick | — | — | B | — | B− | B− |
Arcadia, Independence and Ettrick have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Arcadia, Independence and Ettrick report no FBI crime data of their own. Glencoe, Cross, Dodge, Lincoln and Preston aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Arcadia with a neighbor →
Questions about Arcadia
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Arcadia, WI a good place to live?
1,719 people live in this town in Wisconsin.
Is Arcadia, WI expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.