Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Cambria’s median rent is $736 a month, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at $1,078 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. Cambria has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Cambria beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 72 in 1870, 777 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1914 and 2 maps from 1955 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Cambria, 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 Cambria.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 75% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Cambria since 2008.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Cambria-Friesland School District. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambria Friesland ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 165 | A |
| Cambria Friesland Middle/HighLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 163 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts
Cambria has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 10° and about 39 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Cambria for work: only 8% work in town. Jobs based in Cambria grew to 456 in 2023, 296 more than in 2013. At $69,000, Cambria’s median household income is below both the Wisconsin town median ($87,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000).
| Cambria | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $69,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 8.4% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Cambria home is worth about $288,000, up 10.3% in a year, 15% below the Wisconsin typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Cambria beats the Wisconsin average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 74% of adults had a checkup this year in Cambria.
| Cambria | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 78% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 20% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| What stands out | Cambria | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.5% | 9.9% |
| More uninsured adults | 10.4% | 8% |
| More smokers | 17.1% | 13.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tarrant Park | 0.1 mi | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Cambria; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Cambria residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Wisconsin.
4 notable people were born in Cambria.
Village in Wisconsin, United States
Cambria is a village in Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 777 at the 2020 census, 767 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Cambria has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
4 notable people were born here, including Davy Jones and Samuel Owens.
