Cambridge vs Refton

A side-by-side comparison of Cambridge and Refton: population, income, housing, and more.

Cambridge and Refton are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Cambridge has the higher population (623 vs 589 in Refton). Refton has the higher median home value ($428,900 vs $248,000 in Cambridge).

Population, income & housing

	Cambridge	Refton
Population	623	589
Median age	19.3 yrs	21.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$144,045
Median home value	$248,000	$428,900
Housing units	142	135
Homeownership rate	77.5%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.8%	44.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	29.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cambridge	Refton
Population	—	490 → 589 (+20.2%)
Median household income	—	$84,700 → $144,045 (+70.1%)
Median home value	—	$193,400 → $428,900 (+121.8%)

Cambridge

Refton

Population

490589

Median household income

$84,700$144,045

Median home value

$193,400$428,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cambridge	Refton
Under 5	13.3%	22.2%
5 to 17	35.6%	23.4%
18 to 24	8.8%	9.8%
25 to 34	14.4%	24.6%
35 to 44	2.7%	0.0%
45 to 54	12.4%	0.0%
55 to 64	0.0%	12.1%
65 to 74	5.8%	7.8%
75 and over	6.9%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cambridge	Refton
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cambridge	Refton
No high school diploma	55.9%	0.0%
High school graduate	23.2%	55.3%
Some college or associate's	9.1%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	17.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	27.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cambridge	Refton
Drove alone	6.1%	58.9%
Carpooled	50.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	43.4%	41.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cambridge	Refton
1-unit, detached	77.5%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	15.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Cambridge	Refton
Poverty rate	4.2%	0.0%
Average household size	4.39	4.36
Mean commute (minutes)	42	—
Median year structure built	1980	2011