Town Hall · Cambridge

Cambridge, MN town hall & government

Cambridge spent $23.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,460 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Cambridge's government.

Town budget

Where Cambridge's money goes

Spent
$23.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,460
typical Minnesota cities: $2,225
Long-term debt
$23.9 million
$2,545 per resident
Water & other utilities
$8.1 million35%
Sewer & trash
$3.2 million14%
Police
$3 million13%
Roads & transportation
$2.8 million12%
Parks & libraries
$1.2 million5%
Administration & buildings
$795,0003%
Interest on debt
$550,0002%
Housing & development
$500,0002%
Fire
$456,0002%
Other
$2.4 million11%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 41%
  • Property taxes 23%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • From the state 8%
  • Sales taxes 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Cambridge

Full-time staff
53
91 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$107,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
15
and 1 full-time firefighter
Fire
1 full-time51 part
Police
16 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time13 part
Roads & transportation
9 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
7 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time
Housing & development
0 full-time1 part
Other
12 full-time22 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Cambridge didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Cambridge-Isanti Public School District

Cambridge's K–12 school district, shared with Bradford, Isanti, Isanti, Springvale, Cambridge and Athens. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,218
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
5,092
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$60.2 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Minnesota districts overall: 30% local, 62% state, 8% federal

  • Local 24%
  • State 71%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $13,218 per pupil, $8,398 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Cambridge pay

Typical tax bill
$3,248
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
1.29%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$251,600
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Cambridge's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.cambridge.mn.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Cambridge →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cambridge

Cambridge is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Pete Stauber. Tim Walz is governor.

All of Cambridge's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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