Living in Cambridge, VT
Cambridge is a tiny town of 173 people in Lamoille County, Vermont. It's about 20 miles from Burlington, VT and 184 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 162 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $246k and rent runs about $1k a month.
173people
$246kTypical home
$1,112/moRent
79° / 29°Summer / winter
162"Snow
177Sunny days
192Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 173
- Part of a metro area
- About 140 people per sq mi
- 184 mi to Boston, MA
- 20 mi to Burlington, VT
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $246k (≈$1,548/mo)
- Median rent $1,112/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 177 sunny days a year (42 totally clear)
- 188 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 192 days a year with rain or snow
- 162" of snow a year
- 50 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 65 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (38 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (287 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 24% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to BTV airport
- 138 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 745 ft
- 63 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 221 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 40 bars within 25 mi
- 70 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lamoille County: D+36 in 2024
- Vermont: D+32 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk