Living in Country around Cambridge, NE
Country around Cambridge is a rural area of about 1,575 people in Frontier County, Nebraska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 104 miles from Grand Island, NE and 251 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $152k and rent runs about $902 a month.
1,575people
$152kTypical home
$902/moRent
89° / 41°Summer / winter
19"Snow
273Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,575 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 251 mi to Denver, CO
- 104 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $152k (≈$961/mo)
- Median rent $902/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 273 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 92 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 71 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 34 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (311 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 23% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to MCK airport
- 234 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,425 ft
- 787 mi to the ocean
- 98 mi to a big lake
- 109 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 212 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 76 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 26 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 59 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 64 mi to the nearest dog park
- 20 congregations per 10k people
- 62 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Frontier County: R+73 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk