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Cambridge, Nebraska Nasby St

CambridgeNE

A town of 1,082. A typical home worth about $157K.

Photo: Ammodramus · Public domain
Population
1,082
+0.8% since 2010
Typical home
$157K
−1% in a year
Household income
$62K
median
Median age
43.4
years
Jobs based here
394
Balanced

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Small town

1,082 people, and everyone knows the way

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Housing

A typical Cambridge home is worth about $157K

The typical Cambridge home is worth about $157,000, down 1% in a year, 44% below the Nebraska typical home.

$157KZillow home value

Typical home value

Cambridge$157K
Nebraska$281K
−1%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Natural hazards

High risk, with hail at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 78% of U.S. communities.

78risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
78High riskLowerHigher
HailStrong windDrought
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Cambridge has cold winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 24 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

24″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter16–43°
Spring36–65°
Summer61–88°
Fall37–67°
Oct 5
typical first frost
May 3
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute

About one in seven working residents works right in Cambridge

Most working residents leave Cambridge for work: only 15% work in town. The top destinations are Arapahoe (10%), Oxford (8%) and Holdrege (7%). Half commute less than 24 miles.

15%work in town

Where working residents work

In Cambridge15%
Arapahoe10%
Oxford8%
Holdrege7%
Beaver City6%
24 mi
median commute distance
394
jobs based in Cambridge
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health

Healthier than 47% of U.S. towns

Cambridge beats the Nebraska average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8.

B−Health Grade
32 measures vs. Nebraska
1 better23 too close to call8 worse
What stands outCambridgeNE
More adults treating high blood pressure80.5%77.5%
More adults with COPD8.3%6.1%
Tri Valley Health System
6.7 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
23rd
percentile among NE towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Schools

Cambridge’s public schools outperform 48% of Nebraska districts

The public schools Cambridge’s kids attend trail 52% of Nebraska’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

B−School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Cambridge Elementary SchoolPK–4127B
Cambridge Middle School5–874C
Cambridge High School9–1281A
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NE on state testsAll 3 schools →
Cambridge Light and Power (Nebraska)
2010 · Cambridge Light and Power (Nebraska) · Wikimedia Commons
Cambridge’s story

Cambridge in pictures

7 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 2 places on the National Register.

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Landmarks

2 places in Cambridge on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Famous people from Cambridge

3 notable people were born in Cambridge.

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About Cambridge

City in Nebraska, United States

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Cambridge is a city in Furnas County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,071 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
1,071
Area
1.3 sq mi
Elevation
2,264 ft
ZIP code
69022
Area code
308

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