Personal loans in Rock Springs, WI
Lenders active in Rock Springs report to a Wisconsin supervisor, identified in the sourced rows below. About 325 people live in Rock Springs, placing it 534th of 605 Census places in Wisconsin.
Rock Springs counts about 325 people, and what is genuinely local about borrowing here is limited — Wisconsin law does the governing. From the 2020 Census base to the 2023 estimate, the population declined by about 0.6%. Pull your credit reports and line up at least three offers before you apply from Rock Springs. A larger market lies at North Freedom, WI about 4 miles away.
Rock Springs: the sourced local profile
Two layers matter for a Rock Springs borrower: the local population picture and Wisconsin's consumer-lending statutes.
- Population: an estimated 325 residents, 534th of 605 places in Wisconsin (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: The 2020-to-2023 change is negative, near 0.6%.
- Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a loss of about 2 residents.
- Size percentile: roughly 12% of Wisconsin places rank below Rock Springs.
- Population density: 250 people per square mile on 1.3 square miles of land.
- Land area: Rock Springs covers 1.3 square miles, the 423rd-largest area among Wisconsin's 605 places.
- Water: Rock Springs holds about 0.03 square miles, the 268th-largest water area in Wisconsin.
- State population share: Rock Springs accounts for about 0.0% of everyone in Wisconsin.
- National rank: Rock Springs is the 14,842nd most populous of the 19,457 Census places covered here.
- Growth rank: Rock Springs ranks 347th among Wisconsin's 605 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- Against the state trend: Rock Springs's 0.6% change compares with a Wisconsin average of +0.4% across its 605 places.
- Density rank: Rock Springs places 534th among Wisconsin's places by people per square mile.
- Against the state median: Rock Springs runs about 250 residents per square mile, where the Wisconsin median is 800.
- Location: 43.4787, -89.9269 (Census Gazetteer coordinates).
- Nearest larger cities: North Freedom (4 mi); Reedsburg (5 mi); West Baraboo (8 mi); Baraboo (9 mi); Lake Delton (11 mi). A branch is convenient; it is not what sets your APR.
- Smaller communities within reach: Loganville (6 mi); Lime Ridge (12 mi); Ironton (12 mi).
- Within a 50-mile radius: 17 smaller Census places.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 406.
Borrowing reach in Rock Springs
With about 250 residents per square mile, Rock Springs is lightly settled, and 96 larger Census places sit within 50 miles. What is available to Rock Springs's 325 borrowers is set by Wisconsin licensing and your own credit, not by how many branches are nearby. For a larger market, the closest option is North Freedom, WI about 4 miles away.
Where Rock Springs sits
Rock Springs's land area is about 1.3 square miles; a further 0.03 square miles is water. Spread across it are roughly 250 residents per square mile. The largest place in Wisconsin, Milwaukee, lies about 103 miles away. Counting outward 50 miles, 96 larger communities surround Rock Springs. By land area it ranks 423rd of 605 Wisconsin places.
A practical checklist for Rock Springs borrowers
Before you apply in Rock Springs, a community of about 325, work through these steps:
- Check all three credit reports for mistakes, because an error you fix now is a lower rate later.
- Model the payment on the calculator before a lender models it for you.
- Shop at least three lenders and judge them on APR and total cost.
- Check the Wisconsin regulator's records to confirm the lender is licensed here.
- Write down the purpose of the loan and your repayment plan before you apply.
- 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.
The process is identical across Wisconsin; what changes is your credit file, not the fact that Rock Springs holds 325 people.
The Wisconsin lending rules that reach Rock Springs
These are Wisconsin's sourced lending facts as they reach Rock Springs's 325 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 |
Where Rock Springs sits in Wisconsin
Within Wisconsin, Rock Springs holds roughly 0.0% of all residents, the 534th-largest share among 605 places. Its 2020-to-2023 change ranks 347th of 605 Wisconsin places, putting it near the 43th percentile for growth. Its roughly 250 residents per square mile place it 534th among Wisconsin's places. Between 2020 and 2023 the count changed by roughly 2 residents.
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Nearby places
- North Freedom, WI — population 587
- Reedsburg, WI — population 10,190
- Loganville, WI — population 290
- West Baraboo, WI — population 1,582
- Lake Delton, WI — population 3,629
- Baraboo, WI — population 12,554
- Wisconsin Dells, WI — population 3,344
- Ironton, WI — population 267