Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,592, incorporated in 1877.
Cambridge Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B overall, 200th among Minnesota's 271 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $108K. It also does better than most on health: it is healthier than 62% of U.S. towns. A typical home there costs about $373K, 3.7 years of the Minneapolis metro’s $100K median household income. Cambridge Township’s average trip to work is 33 minutes, above both Minnesota’s towns (23 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). West Riverside School is on the National Register of Historic Places. Only 7 of the 273 Minnesota towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Cambridge Township.
Where Cambridge Township beats most towns.
Where Cambridge Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Cambridge Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 136 in 1880, 9,611 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 3 maps from 1961 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Cambridge Township, 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 Township.
Cambridge Township sends most of its workers to Cambridge and beyond and is healthy by national standards but behind most towns in Minnesota.
Cambridge Township has 209 jobs for its 1,190 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here fell from 654 in 2013 to 209.
Most working residents leave Cambridge Township for work: only 1% work in town. Since 2013, Cambridge Township has lost 445 jobs, to 209 in 2023. 8.8% of workers work from home in Cambridge Township.
| Cambridge Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $108,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 8.8% | 14% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 7% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 69% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Cambridge Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Cambridge Township is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Within Minnesota it is less healthy than 69% of the 271 graded towns: Minnesota sets a high bar. Against the 7,483 U.S. towns with household incomes like Cambridge Township’s, it is less healthy than 64%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
29% of Cambridge Township adults feel lonely. Cambridge Township beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 16% of Cambridge Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Cambridge Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 30% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 75% | 79% |
| What stands out | Cambridge Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.9% | 8.9% |
| More smokers | 16.3% | 13.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 6.7% | 5.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2.8 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Only 9 of the 272 Minnesota towns we compare have a lower share of conserved land than Cambridge Township. Cambridge Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Cambridge Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.2% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sandquist Family Park | — | 150 |
| 2. Becklin Homestead Wildlife Management Area | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Cambridge Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Cambridge Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
City in Minnesota, United States
Cambridge is a city in Isanti County, Minnesota, United States, located at the junction of Minnesota State Highways 65 and 95. The population was 9,611 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Isanti County. It is located along the Rum River and BNSF's Hinckley Subdivision. Cambridge is notable for having the highest percentage of Swedish Americans of any city in the United States with a population of over 5,000 people.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
5 towns share a border with Cambridge Township.
| Town | MN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Township | #200 | B | B− | — | B− | B |
| Cambridge | #197 | B | B− | B | B− | B |
| Stanchfield Township | — | — | B+ | — | B− | B |
| Isanti Township | — | — | B | — | B− | B+ |
| Springvale Township | — | — | C+ | — | B− | B |
| Fish Lake Township | — | — | C+ | — | B− | B |
Stanchfield Township, Isanti Township, Springvale Township and Fish Lake Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Cambridge Township, Stanchfield Township, Isanti Township, Springvale Township and Fish Lake 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 57% of U.S. towns and #200 of 271 in Minnesota. It grades B for health and B− for schools.
Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
