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Cambridge is a big small town of 10,060 people in Guernsey County, Ohio. It's about 47 miles from Wheeling, WV and 74 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $122k and rent runs about $788 a month.
10,060people
$122kTypical home
$788/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
17"Snow
198Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,060
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,580 people per sq mi
- 74 mi to Columbus, OH
- 47 mi to Wheeling, WV
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $122k (≈$769/mo)
- Median rent $788/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 198 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 167 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (180 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,877 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 26% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to PKB airport
- 69 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 807 ft
- 251 mi to the ocean
- 102 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 80 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Guernsey County: R+52 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk