Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Cambria is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades A− overall, 200th among New York's 745 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $112K. It also does better than most on schools: its public schools beat 71% of New York towns on state tests and graduation. A typical home there costs about $284K, 3.9 years of the Buffalo metro’s $72K median household income. Cambria is home to Niagara County Community College. On the outdoors, just 118 of New York’s 1,216 towns do worse. Cambria’s median household income is $112,000, above both the New York town median ($82,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000).
Where Cambria beats most towns.
North Ridge United Methodist Church| College | Students |
|---|---|
| Niagara County Community College | 3,740 |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Cambria is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,134 in 1820, a low of 1,134 in 1820, 5,743 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1875 and 5 maps from 1897 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cambria. Close and well known come first.
Big draw14 mi WaterfallNiagara Falls
Big draw28 mi Stadium & arenaHighmark Stadium
Big draw28 mi Stadium & arenaRalph Wilson Stadium
15 mi WaterfallHorseshoe Falls
14 mi WaterfallBridal Veil Falls
21 mi Stadium & arenaKeyBank CenterNiagara Falls: Robert F. Tobler, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Highmark Stadium: James161723, CC0 · Ralph Wilson Stadium: User Evilarry on en.wikipedia, Public domain · Horseshoe Falls: Ujjwal Kumar, Public domain · Bridal Veil Falls: No machine-readable author provided. Liffer~commonswiki assumed (based on copyri, CC BY-SA 3.0 · KeyBank Center: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Cambria, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Cambria.
Cambria owes part of its health edge to its incomes and has commutes shorter than most of New York.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 91% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 12 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Cambria.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The average commute for its 2,827 working residents takes 25.9 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
Most working residents leave Cambria for work: only 5% work in town. Jobs based in Cambria fell to 1,011 in 2023, 62 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are Amherst (14%), Buffalo (11%) and Tonawanda (6%).
| Cambria | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.1% | 10% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Adults 35 to 64 are 49% of residents (39% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (23% statewide). 16% of Cambria residents are 65 or older. 33% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 40% across New York.
| Cambria | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 43.3 years | 42.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 33% | 32% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 20% | 20% | 22% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.5 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Cambria | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.1% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.9% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.9% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.4% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17.9% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.5% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.2% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.8% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.2% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.7% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.4% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.1% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.6% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.2% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Against the 6,925 U.S. towns with household incomes like Cambria’s, it is less healthy than 63%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Cambria beats the New York average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 38% of adults have obesity in Cambria.
| Cambria | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 33% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 81% | 79% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 5.3% | 5.9% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Cambria | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.3% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12% | 17.2% |
| More adults with obesity | 38.2% | 28.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Cambria has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 81°, January nights drop to 19° and about 72 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
2.9 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Cambria’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile. The biggest park or preserve is Cambria Town Park, at 39 acres.
| Cambria | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.2% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cambria Town Park | — | 39 |
| 2. NCCC Courtyard | 0.2 mi | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median rent in Cambria is $927 a month.
| Cambria | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 87% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $927 a month | $1,103 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
4 within 15 miles of the center of Cambria
About 6 of every 100 Cambria residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
Where Cambria’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in New York, United States
Cambria is a town in Niagara County, New York, United States. The population was 5,743 at the 2020 census. Cambria is an early name for Wales. The Town of Cambria is in the center of Niagara County. New York State Route 93 and New York State Route 104 pass through the town.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
4 towns share a border with Cambria.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambria | #200 | A− | B− | — | B+ | B+ |
| Lockport | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lewiston | #147 | A− | C | A− | B+ | B+ |
| Wilson | #344 | B | B− | — | B− | B |
| Wheatfield | #394 | B− | C− | — | B+ | B |
Cambria, Wilson and Wheatfield report no FBI crime data of their own. Lockport isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Cambria with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Cambria grades A− overall, better than 76% of U.S. towns and #200 of 745 in New York. It grades B+ for health and B+ for schools.
The typical home is worth about $284,000, 46% below the New York typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
