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A town of 1,679, settled in 1848. 45% more nonprofits per person than the typical Wisconsin town.
Cambridge’s best subject grades are an A+ for civic life and an A− for the outdoors and history. 41% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Cambridge, against 32% in Wisconsin’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Cambridge’s trail density is 1.1 miles per square mile, above both the Wisconsin town median (0.4) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). On civic life, just 40 of Wisconsin’s 869 towns do better. Cambridge Public School and High School is on the National Register of Historic Places. Cambridge has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Cambridge beats most towns.
1,457 counted in 2010 and 1,638 in 2020; an estimated 1,679 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Cambridge is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1977.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cambridge. Close and well known come first.
20 mi Stadium & arenaCamp Randall Stadium
9 mi State parkAztalan State Park
20 mi Stadium & arenaKohl Center
35 mi TheatreAlpine Valley Music Theatre
11 mi Theme parkLittle Amerricka
20 mi Zoo & aquariumHenry Vilas ZooCamp Randall Stadium: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Aztalan State Park: Joshua Mayer - Flickr user wackybadger, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Kohl Center: Pbrown111 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Alpine Valley Music Theatre: chad davis, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Little Amerricka: Dklompmaker, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Henry Vilas Zoo: Corey Coyle, CC BY 3.0
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 Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Cambridge.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 86% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Cambridge School District. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 399 | A− |
| Cambridge HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 277 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Cambridge for work: only 4% work in town. Since 2013, Cambridge has added 102 jobs, to 577 in 2023. The top destinations are Madison (37%), Deerfield (8%) and Sun Prairie (3%).
| Cambridge | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 4% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 13% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.8% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Cambridge beats the Wisconsin average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 28% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Cambridge.
| Cambridge | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 32% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 20% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Cambridge | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9% | 12.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.3% | 5.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Cambridge has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 12° and about 42 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (22% statewide). Cambridge has grown 2.1% since 2020, to 1,679 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 41% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 33% across Wisconsin.
| Cambridge | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 23% | 21% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 42.2 years | 42.1 years | 40.5 years |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.8 points. Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Cambridge | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.6% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.6% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.6% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.4% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.8% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.8% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.9% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.1% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.2% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.3% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.9% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 29.8% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,700, single groups can be off by several points
The typical Cambridge home is worth about $375,000, up 3.2% in a year, 11% above the Wisconsin typical home.
| Cambridge | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 69% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,220 a month | $1,078 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
1.7 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Camrock County Park, at 46 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cambridge Wildlife and Fishing Area | 0.8 mi | 44 |
| 2. CamRock Bike Park | 0.4 mi | 2 |
| 3. Camrock County Park | 0.2 mi | 46 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Cambridge; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Cambridge residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
Where Cambridge’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Village in Wisconsin, United States
Cambridge is a village in Dane and Jefferson counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 1,638 at the 2020 census, of which 1,539 were in Dane County and 99 were in Jefferson County. The Dane County portion is part of the Madison Metropolitan Area and the Jefferson County portion a part of the Watertown–Fort Atkinson micropolitan statistical area, which itself is part of the larger Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha Combined Statistical Area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
3 towns share a border with Cambridge.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | — | — | C+ | — | B+ | B+ |
| Christiana | — | — | C | — | B+ | B+ |
| Oakland | #302 | C+ | C+ | — | B | B |
| Lake Ripley | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cambridge and Christiana have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Cambridge, Christiana and Oakland report no FBI crime data of their own. Lake Ripley 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.
45% more nonprofits per person than the typical Wisconsin town.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
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