Cumberland Town is a town in Barron County, Wisconsin, home to about 830 people across 32 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 54829.
Homes sold for a median of $217 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Population83026 per sq mi
Median home value$247,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$217Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Mostly Cumberland City; part is in Cumberland Town
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Cumberland Town. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Cumberland Town
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)74 miles away
Closer regional airport
Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (EAU)54 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
St. Paul, MN66 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL335 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Cumberland Town; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Cumberland Town had 818 residents in the 2020 census, down 13% since 2000.
It’s the 1079th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Barron County grew from 23,677 residents in 1900 to 46,711 in 2020.
Barron County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 0°F. About 33.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 56 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cumberland, WI weather station (about a mile away).
Jobs in Barron County
17,770 jobs at 1,340 businesses in Barron County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
60 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Cumberland Town.
Nearest hospitals
Cumberland Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CumberlandUnder a mile
Marshfield Medical Center - Rice LakeGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Rice Lake13.2 miles
Mayo Clinic Health System-NorthlandCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Barron13.4 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
8
Specialist doctors
1
Dentists
4
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
12
Mental health providers
12
Physical and occupational therapists
14
Optometrists
3
Chiropractors
6
Pharmacies
4
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Cumberland Town
Parks (2 nearby)
Eagle Point Park · 32 acres0.3 mi
Cumberland Tourist Park & Beach · 6 acres0.5 mi
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Nilssen's Food0.7 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Cumberland Public Library0.6 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Cumberland School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(4)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Cumberland ElementaryCumberland
Pre-K–4
334
Public
0.4 mi
Island City Virtual AcademyCumberland
Pre-K–12
49
Charter
0.8 mi
Cumberland MiddleCumberland
5–8
256
Public
0.8 mi
Cumberland HighCumberland
9–12
285
Public
0.8 mi
Private schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Ascension AcademyCumberland
Pre-K–8
28
Christian (no specific denomination)
1.1 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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