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Cambridge Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B overall, 294th among Michigan's 697 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is safety: crime is low: it reports less per resident than 84% of U.S. towns. It also does better than most on schools: its schools rank ahead of 61% of Michigan towns. A typical home there costs about $276K, 3.9 years of the Adrian area’s $71K median household income. Cambridge Township has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Walker Tavern and Nathaniel S. Wheeler House. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 83% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Onsted State Game Area, at 512 acres.
Where Cambridge Township beats most towns.
Walker TavernWhere Cambridge Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Cambridge Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1930 and 2 maps from 1948 on.
6 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Cambridge Township, and how to reach them.
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Ordered by what stands out in Cambridge Township.
Cambridge Township is a second-home town and has seen reported crime fall by a third or more, but it has commutes longer than most of Michigan.
Reported crimes fell from 28 to 18 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings. Violent crime is rare: 1 reported in 2025, 0.2 per 1,000 residents.
Cambridge Township’s violent crime rate is 0.2 per 1,000 residents, below both Michigan’s towns (1.9) and U.S. towns (1.6). The property crime rate in Cambridge Township is 3 per 1,000 residents.
| Cambridge Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.2 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3 per 1,000 residents | 8 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by the Onsted Community Schools. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Onsted Community High School, with 365 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onsted ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 536 | B− |
| Onsted Community High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 365 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
The average commute for its 2,103 working residents takes 32.3 minutes, against 24.2 across Michigan.
Most working residents leave Cambridge Township for work: only 8% work in town. Cambridge Township’s average trip to work is 32 minutes, where Michigan’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. 4.8% of residents live below the poverty line in Cambridge Township.
| Cambridge Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.8% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 75% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
22.9% of homes are seasonal or vacation homes, against 5.5% statewide, which helps explain the older median age.
People 65 and older are 29% of residents (19% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (22% statewide). Cambridge Township’s median age is 54.2 years. 25% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan.
| Cambridge Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54.2 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 29% | 19% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 17% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 25% | 26% | 29% |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.9 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Cambridge Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.2% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.4% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.1% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.4% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 6.7% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.3% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19.8% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 20.1% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.8% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.7% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 26.7% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.6% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.2% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.9% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Cambridge Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 16° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Cambridge Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.1% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. W. J. Hayes State Park | 0.8 mi | 439 |
| 2. Onsted State Game Area | 0.3 mi | 512 |
| 3. Cambridge Junction Historic State Park | 0.2 mi | 62 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Cambridge Township beats the Michigan average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 40% of Cambridge Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Cambridge Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 36% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 27% | 23% |
| What stands out | Cambridge Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.8% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.2% | 8.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.3% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2 within 15 miles of the center of Cambridge Township
About 4 of every 100 Cambridge Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
6 places in Cambridge Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Cambridge Township is a civil township of Lenawee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,722 at the 2020 census.
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4 towns share a border with Cambridge Township.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Franklin Township (B) comes closest.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Township | #294 | B | B− | A− | B | B− |
| Franklin Township | #353 | B | B | — | B+ | B− |
| Woodstock Township | #520 | C | C+ | — | B | C+ |
| Rome Township | — | — | B | — | B | C |
| Norvell Township | #360 | B− | B− | — | B | B− |
Rome Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Franklin Township, Woodstock Township, Rome Township and Norvell Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Cambridge Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Cambridge Township grades B overall, better than 62% of U.S. towns and #294 of 697 in Michigan. It grades B− for health, A− for safety and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
