Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Cambridge Township earns a D, 932nd among Ohio's 987 graded towns, mostly because of health and incomes. Residents are less healthy than 91% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The median household income is $50K, and 23% of residents live below the poverty line. In its favor, natural-hazard risk is low. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 94% of U.S. towns, with 2 places on the National Register. 35% of working residents work locally in Cambridge Township, above both Ohio’s towns (6.8%) and U.S. towns (8%). On history, just 137 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do better. Cambridge Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 87% of U.S. towns.
Where Cambridge Township beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Peter B. Sarchet House
Census counts: 766 in 1840, a peak of 16,129 in 1930, 10,089 in 2020. The archive holds 24 old photos and papers going back to 1904 and 5 maps from 1909 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Cambridge Township is from typical.
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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 draws workers from Cambridge and beyond, but it trails Adams Township and its other neighbors on schools and has little public open land.
8,053 jobs are based in Cambridge Township, 1.5 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
About one in 3 of Cambridge Township’s working residents works in town. Cambridge Township’s average trip to work is 18 minutes. The top destinations are Cambridge (33%), Zanesville (5%) and Jackson Township (5%).
| Cambridge Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 3.9% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Median household income | $50,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Each of its 5 graded neighbors has a higher School Grade than its C+, Adams Township highest at A−.
Its public schools are run by the Cambridge City school district. Two of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Cambridge High School, with 472 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Primary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–2 | Grades K–2 | 433 | – |
| Cambridge High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 472 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
34% of adults get no exercise outside work in Cambridge Township. Cambridge Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16. 20% of adults smoke cigarettes in Cambridge Township.
| Cambridge Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 28% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Cambridge Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 23.3% | 15.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.7% | 8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.6% | 7.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 79% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 126 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Cambridge Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Cambridge Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 21° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Just 60 of its 22,190 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Cambridge Township itself; its outdoors grade is C−.
1.8 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Northside Park, at 55 acres. The trail density in Cambridge Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Cambridge Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.3% | 3.7% | 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. Northside Park | 0.4 mi | 55 |
| 2. Jack D Hendricks Memorial Park | — | 7 |
| 3. Courthouse Square | 0.1 mi | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Cambridge Township
About 3 of every 100 Cambridge Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Where Cambridge Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Cambridge Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Ohio, United States
Cambridge ( KAYM-brij) is a city in Guernsey County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. The population was 10,089 at the 2020 census. It lies in the Appalachian Plateau of the Appalachian Mountains in southeastern Ohio. It is the principal city of the Cambridge micropolitan area and is located adjacent to the intersection of Interstates 70 and 77. Cambridge is well known among glass collectors as being the location for the Cambridge Glass, Boyd Glass and Mosser Glass plants. The Cambridge area is also noted for its S-shaped bridges, dating back to the building of the National Road in 1828.
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7 towns share a border with Cambridge Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Township | #932 | D | B | — | C+ | D |
| Jackson Township | #903 | C− | B+ | — | B− | D |
| Center Township | — | — | B | — | B− | D |
| Liberty Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cambridge | #879 | C− | B | B− | C+ | D |
| Adams Township | — | — | C+ | — | A− | D |
| Byesville | — | — | B+ | — | B− | D |
| Westland Township | — | — | B− | — | A− | C |
Center Township, Adams Township, Byesville and Westland Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Cambridge Township, Jackson Township, Center Township, Adams Township, Byesville and Westland Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Liberty Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Cambridge Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cambridge Township grades D overall, better than 14% of U.S. towns and #932 of 987 in Ohio. It grades D for health and C+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
