Living in Cambridge Springs, PA
Cambridge Springs is a small town of 2,408 people in Crawford County, Pennsylvania. It's about 22 miles from Erie, PA and 87 miles from Cleveland, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 111 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $110k and rent runs about $659 a month.
2,408people
$110kTypical home
$659/moRent
81° / 33°Summer / winter
111"Snow
180Sunny days
174Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,408
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,712 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 22 mi to Erie, PA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $110k (≈$691/mo)
- Median rent $659/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 180 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
- 185 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 174 days a year with rain or snow
- 111" of snow a year
- 33 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (197 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (563 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 26% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to ERI airport
- 91 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,181 ft
- 252 mi to the ocean
- 22 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 213 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 77 bars within 25 mi
- 46 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Crawford County: R+39 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk