Personal loans in Cuba City, WI
A lender serving Cuba City holds a Wisconsin licence and answers to a Wisconsin regulator; no city office is involved for its 2,126 residents.
Verify the lender's Wisconsin licence against the regulator named below before borrowing in Cuba City. At about 2,126 residents, Cuba City is larger than roughly 58% of the places in Wisconsin. Consumer lending that reaches Cuba City's 2,126 residents is governed by Wisconsin statute; no city ordinance changes it. A 2020-to-2023 comparison shows Cuba City down by about 0.3%. For a bigger market, look to Platteville, WI about 9 miles away.
Where Cuba City stands
Only a few things actually differ by place — population, area, location, and the Wisconsin rules a lender must follow — and they are below.
- Population: about 2,126, ranked 257th of 605 places in Wisconsin (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: Down about 0.3% from the 2020 Census base to the 2023 estimate.
- Absolute change: 7 residents lost between 2020 and 2023.
- Size percentile: about 58% of Wisconsin's Census places are smaller than Cuba City.
- Population density: 1,833 people per square mile on 1.2 square miles of land.
- By land area: Cuba City ranks 449th among Wisconsin's 605 places, at 1.2 sq mi.
- State share: roughly 0.0% of Wisconsin's residents live in Cuba City (2,126 people).
- National rank: Cuba City is the 7,416th most populous of the 19,457 Census places covered here.
- Growth rank: Cuba City's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 313th of 605 places in Wisconsin.
- State comparison: Wisconsin's places average +0.4% for 2020-to-2023, against Cuba City's 0.3%.
- Density rank: Cuba City places 79th among Wisconsin's places by people per square mile.
- Density vs Wisconsin: Cuba City's 1,833 people per square mile compare with a state median of 800.
- Location: 42.6036 / -90.4318, per the US Census Bureau Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Platteville (9 mi); Galena (13 mi); Dubuque (16 mi); Darlington (17 mi); Asbury (19 mi). Any of them may have more branches, but statewide rules and your credit still set the price.
- Smaller towns nearby: Benton (3 mi); Hazel Green (5 mi); Dickeyville (8 mi).
- Within a 50-mile radius: 108 smaller Census places.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 159.
The geography behind Cuba City
The Census Gazetteer records about 1.2 square miles of land within Cuba City, with no significant water area listed. With 2,126 residents, the land area yields roughly 1,833 people per square mile. For the state's biggest city, Milwaukee, the distance is roughly 129 miles. Cuba City has 23 larger places within a 50-mile radius. By land area it ranks 449th of 605 Wisconsin places.
The Cuba City borrowing checklist
A sensible order of operations for a loan in Cuba City, home to about 2,126 people:
- Start with the credit file: order the reports, fix the errors, then apply.
- Use the loan calculator to test the payment on your intended amount and term.
- Get several pre-qualifications and compare APR side by side before choosing.
- Look the lender up in the Wisconsin regulator's licence records before you sign.
- Be clear on what the loan is for and how it gets repaid.
- If the balances are already a strain, seek nonprofit credit counselling before adding a loan.
- Look for an origination fee or prepayment penalty in the written disclosure.
In Cuba City as elsewhere in Wisconsin, the written terms — not the advertisement — are what count for its 2,126 residents.
How Wisconsin law applies in Cuba City
These are Wisconsin's sourced lending facts as they reach Cuba City's 2,126 residents; the state has no city-level rate rule.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI), Division of Banking Source says: "Department" means the department of financial institutions | Wisconsin State Legislature as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Legal and licensed by the DFI Division of Banking; statewide database tracking (Wis. Stat. § 138.14) Source says: "Licensee" means a person holding a license issued by the division under sub. (5) | Wisconsin State Legislature as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Licensed lender license required from the Division of Banking (Wis. Stat. § 138.09) Source says: Before any person may do business under this section, that person shall first obtain a license from the division. | Wisconsin State Legislature as of 2026-09-16 |
What a Cuba City borrower is actually offered
In Cuba City, a small community of about 2,126, the amount is advanced up front and repaid in fixed installments; the city's size does not change the pricing. The rate you see advertised is a range, not a promise, until a lender reviews your file in Cuba City. A longer term lowers the monthly payment on a Cuba City loan but raises total interest, so the smallest payment is not the cheapest loan.
How lenders reach Cuba City
Cuba City is moderately settled, with about 1,833 people per square mile and 23 larger places within 50 miles. Lenders licensed in Wisconsin reach Cuba City's 2,126 residents online, so the nearest branch is not what sets your APR. For a larger market, the closest option is Platteville, WI about 9 miles away.
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Nearby places
- Benton, WI — population 968
- Hazel Green, WI — population 1,177
- Platteville, WI — population 11,128
- Dickeyville, WI — population 1,017
- Belmont, WI — population 1,006
- Menominee, IL — population 211
- Galena, IL — population 3,250
- Shullsburg, WI — population 1,192