Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The best of Cambridge City’s subject grades is an A+ for history; the weakest is a D for health. On incomes, just 70 of Indiana’s 1,096 towns do worse. Only 22 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score higher on history. Cambridge City has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Cambridge City beats most towns.
Conklin-Montgomery HouseWhere Cambridge City’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Cambridge City is from typical.
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The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1933.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Cambridge City takes its name from Cambridge in Cambridgeshire, England, 3,940 miles across the Atlantic.
UKUK editionCambridge City, settled in 1836, takes its name from Cambridge, a city in Cambridgeshire, England.
2 more U.S. towns are named after Cambridge:Cambridge, MA122,588Cambridge, NY1,815
Named after: each U.S. town’s Wikipedia article. Grades compare each town with towns in its own country, so they aren’t a head-to-head.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Cambridge City, 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 Cambridge City.
Cambridge City beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 21% of Cambridge City adults smoke cigarettes, where Indiana’s towns sit at 17% and U.S. towns at 14%. 20% of Cambridge City adults report frequent mental distress.
| Cambridge City | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Cambridge City | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 22.5% | 15.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.1% | 8.1% |
| More smokers | 20.9% | 15.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Cambridge City for work: only 7% work in town. 20% of Cambridge City residents live below the poverty line, above both the Indiana town median (10%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Since 2013, Cambridge City has lost 270 jobs, to 410 in 2023.
| Cambridge City | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $51,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 7.3% | 11% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Cambridge City home is worth about $184,000, up 3.7% in a year, 28% below the Indiana typical home. The median rent in Cambridge City is $788 a month.
| Cambridge City | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $788 a month | $947 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 69% | 76% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Cambridge City has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 25 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 59% of U.S. communities. Since 1993, 29 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Cambridge City.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Cambridge City | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 5.7% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Crietz Park | — | 17 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cambridge City. Close and well known come first.
17 mi MuseumLevi Coffin House
14 mi MuseumRichmond Art Museum
30 mi GardenMinnetrista
16 mi MuseumAbram Gaar House and Farm
30 mi MuseumDavid Owsley Museum of Art Ball State University
30 mi GardenChristy WoodsLevi Coffin House: Nyttend, Public domain · Richmond Art Museum: William Merritt Chase, Public domain · Minnetrista: XWHJ2004, CC BY 2.0 · Abram Gaar House and Farm: Recline, CC BY-SA 3.0 · David Owsley Museum of Art Ball State University: Matt Ruddick, CC BY 1.0 · Christy Woods: Kcflood (talk), Public domain
2 within 15 miles of the center of Cambridge City
About 2 of every 100 Cambridge City residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
3 places in Cambridge City on the National Register of Historic Places.
7 notable people were born in Cambridge City.
Town in Indiana, United States
Cambridge City is a town in Jackson Township, Wayne County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 census, Cambridge City had a population of 1,751.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
7 notable people were born here, including Larry Crockett and John W. Dawson.
