Cambridge

With over 100,000 people located in a 6.5 square mile area, Cambridge is a unique community with a strong mix of cultural and social diversity, intellectual vitality and technological innovation.

The city is home to internationally known Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Over one-fourth of all its residents are college students, while one-sixth of all its jobs are in higher education. But residents feel it is far more than a college town.

Historic Beginnings

Cambridge has long been an industrial innovator, producing America's first factories for ladders, piano keys and waterproof hats. Today, former factory buildings - which once turned out soap and socks -  house cutting-edge firms in biotechnology, computer software and other emerging technologies. Close to one-third of Massachusetts' biomedical employers reside in Cambridge.

Cultural Diversity

Cambridge is rich in cultural diversity. More than one in five residents is foreign born. Students from 64 nations attend the public schools, and their families speak 46 different languages. The continued vitality of its immigrants and entrepreneurs, students and street musicians, factory workers and professionals gives Cambridge its unique flavor.

Centrally Located

Located in Eastern Massachusetts in Middlesex County, Cambridge is bordered by Boston on the east and south, Watertown and Belmont on the west, and Somerville and Arlington on the north. Cambridge is two miles west of Boston. Major routes include State Routes 2, 2A, 16 and 38 and US Route 3. The Massachusetts Turnpike runs just south of Cambridge and is easily accessible for the frequent traveler and busy commuter.

Cambridge Links

City of Cambridge web site
City of Cambridge school system web site