Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,909. Home to 15 notable people.
We don’t grade Cambridge yet; the figures below are still real.
Where Cambridge beats most towns.
Where Cambridge’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census counts: 2,491 in 1820, 1,952 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1840 and 3 maps from 1895 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Cambridge, 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 Cambridge.
Cambridge had 182 jobs in 2023, down 79 from 2013. Most working residents leave Cambridge for work: only 8% work in town. Its average commute is 32 minutes, above both New York’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). The top destinations are White Creek (12%), Bennington (8%) and Saratoga Springs (6%).
| Cambridge | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $88,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A winter brings about 75 inches of snow, with January nights at 13° and July afternoons at 81°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with 67% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Cambridge is lower. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Cambridge after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2008. Two thirds of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 8%. Paid flood insurance claims here since 1981: 3.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Cambridge: 23% of residents are 65 or older, above both the New York town median (20%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). Its age of the median resident is 46.4 years. Just over two in five adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 40% across New York. For residents here, the share who are under 18 is 19%.
| Cambridge | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46.4 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 41% | 32% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 19% | 20% | 22% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.2 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Cambridge | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.4% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.8% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.5% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.3% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.9% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.3% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.4% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.2% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.2% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.9% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.8% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.7% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.4% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 18.3% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,900, single groups can be off by several points
CDC measures, 32 in all: Cambridge beats New York on 7 and trails on 5. Cambridge: 11% of adults worry about having enough food. Just over four in five adults locally had a checkup this year; 20% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Cambridge | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 81% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | Cambridge | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.9% | 17.2% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.6% | 14.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.8% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Cambridge’s trail network density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Cambridge | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.9% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cambridge. Close and well known come first.
29 mi MountainMount Greylock
32 mi LandmarkFort William Henry
27 mi Theme parkGreat Escape
24 mi MuseumClark Art Institute
17 mi MuseumNational Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
20 mi State parkGrant Cottage State Historic SiteMount Greylock: Jstergis, CC BY 3.0 · Fort William Henry: IrisKawling at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Great Escape: Jared and Corin, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Clark Art Institute: Daderot, Public domain · National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame: Peter Flass, CC BY 3.0 · Grant Cottage State Historic Site: Coingeek at English Wikipedia, Public domain
1 within 15 miles of the center of Cambridge
About 2 of every 100 Cambridge residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
15 notable people were born in Cambridge.
Town in New York, United States
Cambridge is a town in Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 1,952 at the 2020 census. The town of Cambridge contains part of a village, also called Cambridge.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
7 towns share a border with Cambridge.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| White Creek | #566 | C | C+ | — | C+ | B+ |
| Jackson | — | — | C | — | B− | B+ |
| Easton | — | — | C | — | B | A− |
| Hoosick | #504 | C+ | B | — | C | B− |
| Pittstown | #450 | C+ | B | — | B− | B+ |
| Schaghticoke | #222 | B+ | B | — | B− | B+ |
| Cambridge | — | — | C− | A | B | B+ |
Jackson, Easton and Cambridge have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. White Creek, Jackson, Easton, Hoosick, Pittstown and Schaghticoke report no FBI crime data of their own. Cambridge isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Cambridge with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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