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Cambridge is a small town of 2,128 people in Henry County, Illinois. It's about 28 miles from Davenport, IA and 135 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $123k and rent runs about $968 a month.
2,128people
$123kTypical home
$968/moRent
85° / 30°Summer / winter
28"Snow
231Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,128
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,069 people per sq mi
- 135 mi to Chicago, IL
- 28 mi to Davenport, IA
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $123k (≈$776/mo)
- Median rent $968/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (14 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (207 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 35% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to MLI airport
- 127 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 820 ft
- 708 mi to the ocean
- 138 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 178 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 64 bars within 25 mi
- 38 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Henry County: R+25 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk