Best PlacesCambria, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Cambria, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Cambria ranks 38,760th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Cambria
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Cambria's strengths and weaknesses
Where Cambria ranks high
- QuietBetter than 93% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 88% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 85% of towns
- Cheap childcare$565 a month, better than 83% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 78% of towns
Where Cambria ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$48,298 median, better than only 10% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 12% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 13% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Cambria
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cambria home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $48,298, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Cambria's effective rate of 0.79%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Cambria
Cambria runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Cambria.
Who works in Cambria, and how
Work in Cambria centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Cambria
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Cambria.
What the weather is like in Cambria, month by month
Cambria sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 25° | 19° |
| April | 59° | 47° | 36° |
| July | 83° | 72° | 60° |
| October | 64° | 52° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Cambria
The nearest airport, Eugene F Kranz Toledo Express, is about 47 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Detroit Metro Wayne County, about 73 miles away.
The best schools in and around Cambria
Schools across Cambria average a D+, better than 18% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Gier Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Reynolds Elementary SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top middle schools
- Davis Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Reading High SchoolD− · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cambria school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cambria measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Cambria against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Cambria
Is Cambria a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cambria ranks 38,760th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, civic engagement, and heat safety, and lowest on car insurance costs and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Cambria expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $160,647. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $48,298 median income, cost of living beats 12% of towns.
Is Cambria safe?
Yes, Cambria is safer than 78% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $252 per resident a year.
Compare Cambria with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cambria. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cambria represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Cambria detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cambria: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cambria: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cambria: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cambria: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cambria detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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