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38.67° N · 120.99° W · GEOID 0610256

Cameron Park

El Dorado County, California · part of the Sacramento, CA metro

CaliforniaCameron Park, CACameron ParkCameron Park

The short answer

Cameron Park is home to 18,315 people. Median household income is $102,289 a year and median rent is $1,806 a month, 21.2% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $667,900, about 6.5x annual median household income.

Cameron Park's schools stand out on one measure. Public schools here have 23.4 students per teacher, more than in 97% of places its size. Also notable: Owning with a mortgage costs about $1,030 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 88% of places its size.

35OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Below average

Cameron Park scores better than 35% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 222nd of 654 in California.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%27
Economy 20%66
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%40
Education 10%61
Commute 10%24
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,806
32% above the median place
Median household income
$102,289
27% above the median place
Median home value
$667,900
109% above the median place
Unemployment
4.5%
9% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

01

Moving to Cameron Park

El Dorado County gains about 1.1 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in9,544
Moved out9,363
Net+181

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within California, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within CaliforniaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$117K
Leavers$95K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of El Dorado County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
6.3% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.3% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into El Dorado County report $116,800 a year in income on average; those leaving, $95,000, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$72,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,806 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,836 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $667,900.
Getting to work
30 minutes each way on average; 23.1% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Havre de Grace, MD matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
1.3%
34% below the median place
Moved here in the past year1
6.3%
10% above the median place
Income of households moving in7
$116,757
65% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureCameron ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year16.3%10% above
Moved from another state11.3%34% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure1.1above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$116,75765% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$94,95835% above
02

What it costs to live here

The median home costs 6.5 years of the median household's income, more than in 92% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

Cameron Park21.2%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$72,240
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
21.2%
4% above the median place
Home price to income
6.5x
72% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
21%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$78,900
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Cameron Park, $1,806 a month, and local prices for everything else (101.8 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Cameron Park, but easier on the budget

Places that match Cameron Park on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Havre de Grace, MD9616.1% vs 21.2%$8,200Compare
Salmon Creek, WA9217.5% vs 21.2%$11,600Compare
Twinsburg, OH9016.4% vs 21.2%$6,500Compare
Glen Carbon, IL8913.5% vs 21.2%$6,200Compare

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Median home value1
$667,900
109% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$2,836
51% above the median place
Vacant homes1
4.3%
39% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureCameron ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,80632% above
Rent to income121.2%4% above
Property tax rate10.7%24% below
Home price to income16.5x72% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure106.76% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,20136% above
HUD area median income4County figure$124,00016% above
Property tax paid (median)1$4,61141% above
Median home value1$667,900109% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure0.5%86% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure31.7%38% below
Homeownership166.7%0% above
Renters paying 30%+146.1%9% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,83651% above
Vacant homes14.3%39% below
Median year built119870% above
03

Work and pay

23% of workers mostly work from home, more than in 85% of the 2,241 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

Works from home1
23.1%
85% above the median place
Income per person1
$55,437
38% above the median place
Mean commute1
30 min
19% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Poverty rate7.0% −35%
Median household income$102,289 +27%
Unemployment4.5% −9%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureCameron ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$102,28927% above
Income per person1$55,43738% above
Unemployment14.5%9% below
Average annual pay6County figure$68,4364% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.3%11% below
Jobs6County figure59,20361% below
Poverty rate17.0%35% below
Mean commute130 min19% above
Works from home123.1%85% above
Commutes by transit1County figure0.5%41% below
04

Who lives here

The median resident is 44.4 years old, older than in 83% of the 2,300 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

No health insurance1
3.5%
45% below the median place
High school or higher1
96.5%
5% above the median place
Median age1
44.4
14% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size2.4 −4%
Born abroad6.5% −26%
Bachelor's or higher37.5% +17%
Homes with broadband93.0% +1%
All 8 people measures
MeasureCameron ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population118,3152513th largest
Median age144.414% above
Bachelor's or higher137.5%17% above
High school or higher196.5%5% above
Household size12.44% below
Born abroad16.5%26% below
No health insurance13.5%45% below
Homes with broadband193.0%1% above
05

Life in Cameron Park

About 0 km of named paths and bike trails are mapped in and around the city, fewer than in 84% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 655 California places we track.

22 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents9.3 −9%
Playgrounds per 10k1.1 −88%
Grocery stores per 10k2.2 +3%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k4.4 −61%
Libraries per 10k1.1 +25%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi1.3 6.0×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial 71 miles
  • John Muir National Historic Site 78 miles
  • Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site 82 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars23.0 +11%
Shops27.1 −11%
Arts, recreation and fitness5.8 +41%
Doctors' offices and clinics18.9 −6%
Child care centers2.7 +17%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Students per teacher12
23.4
52% above the median place
Public schools12
2
78% below the median place
Public school students12
981
80% below the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureCameron ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12278% below
Public school students1298180% below
Students per teacher1223.452% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure23.011% above
Shops per 10k8County figure27.111% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure5.841% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure18.96% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.717% above
Parks per 10k99.39% below
Playgrounds per 10k91.188% below
Grocery stores per 10k92.23% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k94.461% below
Libraries per 10k91.125% above
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi91.3above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1070.7130% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles100below (median 2)
National Register listings11County figure2269% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Wildfire risk is 99.7, 63% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Cameron Park. Larger places are fetched first.

Wildfire risk14
99.7
63% above the median place
Tornado risk14
13.7
83% below the median place
Good air days15
87.7%
28% above the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureCameron ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure86°F1% below
January average low13County figure33°F30% above
Average temperature13County figure54°F1% below
Annual precipitation13County figure45.4 in4% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure91.41% below
Tornado risk14County figure13.783% below
Wildfire risk14County figure99.763% above
Heat wave risk14County figure68.025% below
Median air quality index15County figure407% below
Good air days15County figure87.7%28% above
08

Cameron Park in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 21% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 21% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Cameron Park does better than 27% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 63%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,806/mo (2024)$2,320/mo$1,900 to $2,830/mo+4.3%
Median household income$102,289 (2024)$130,000$110,000 to $154,000+4.1%
Median home value$667,900 (2024)$966,000$701,000 to $1,331,000+6.3%

The median home would be worth 7.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 6.5 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Cameron Park

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
West Carson, CA$1,891$92,775Compare
Hockinson, WA$1,797$113,295Compare
Waimea, HI$1,867$100,198Compare
Peabody, MA$1,950$96,657Compare
Peabody, MAWaimea, HIHockinson, WAWest Carson, CACameron Park, CACameron ParkWest CarsonHockinsonWaimeaPeabodyCameron ParkWest CarsonHockinsonWaimeaPeabody

Places built like Cameron Park

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Cameron Park performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Cameron Park, CA21.2%5.1%/yrn/a
Salmon Creek, WA17.5%7.0%/yrn/aCompare
Benicia, CA22.6%3.2%/yr-2.7%Compare
Auburn, CA21.8%4.5%/yr0.5%Compare
Gladstone, OR22.9%7.3%/yr-1.4%Compare
Poulsbo, WA19.5%9.6%/yr6.7%Compare
Mount Vista, WA24.4%3.4%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Cameron Park a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 35 out of 100, better than 35% of the places we rate and 222nd of 654 in California. On cost, space and class size it scores 24 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Cameron Park expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 21.2% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $667,900.

What salary do you need to live in Cameron Park?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $72,240 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Cameron Park?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are West Carson, CA, Hockinson, WA, Waimea, HI and Peabody, MA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Cameron Park with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Cameron Park itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/cameron-park-california

Citytistics. “Cameron Park, California.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/cameron-park-california/

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