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Cambridge is a tiny town of 324 people in Washington County, Idaho. It's about 71 miles from Boise, ID and 299 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 90 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $289k and rent runs about $894 a month.
324people
$289kTypical home
$894/moRent
93° / 30°Summer / winter
90"Snow
238Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 324
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 669 people per sq mi
- 299 mi to Portland, OR
- 71 mi to Boise, ID
- 41 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $289k (≈$1,824/mo)
- Median rent $894/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 90" of snow a year
- 29 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (197 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (99 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 25% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to MYL airport
- 73 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 222 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,667 ft
- 333 mi to the ocean
- 125 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 69 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Idaho districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 63 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 41 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: R+62 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.