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Cambridge City is a small town of 1,657 people in Wayne County, Indiana. It's about 29 miles from Muncie, IN and 52 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $103k and rent runs about $788 a month.
1,657people
$103kTypical home
$788/moRent
83° / 34°Summer / winter
26"Snow
218Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,657
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,644 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 29 mi to Muncie, IN
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $103k (≈$650/mo)
- Median rent $788/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 218 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 147 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (621 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,107 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 33% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to DAY airport
- 59 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 929 ft
- 429 mi to the ocean
- 159 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 108 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wayne County: R+33 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk