Best PlacesCamargo, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Camargo, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Camargo ranks 31,363rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Camargo
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.
Camargo's strengths and weaknesses
Where Camargo ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap childcare$517 a month, better than 90% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 88% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 71% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 71% of towns
Where Camargo ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 7% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 13% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 16% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 24% of towns
- School gradeC−, better than only 26% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Camargo
A household needs to earn about $46,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Camargo home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $62,073, 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 Camargo's effective rate of 0.74%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Camargo
Camargo runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Camargo.
Who works in Camargo, and how
Work in Camargo centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Camargo
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Camargo.
What the weather is like in Camargo, month by month
Camargo sees roughly 75 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 34° | 27° |
| April | 67° | 55° | 45° |
| July | 86° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Camargo
The nearest airport, Blue Grass, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 83 miles away.
The best schools in and around Camargo
Schools across Camargo average a C−, better than 26% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mapleton Elementary SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Mount Sterling Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Camargo Elementary SchoolC− · 26% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mcnabb Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Montgomery County High SchoolC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Camargo school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Camargo 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 Camargo against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Camargo
Is Camargo a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Camargo ranks 31,363rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cell coverage, affordable childcare, and fast internet, and lowest on thin health care access and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Camargo expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $175,904. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $62,073 median income, cost of living beats 34% of towns.
Is Camargo safe?
Yes, Camargo is safer than 71% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $218 per resident a year.
Compare Camargo with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Camargo. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Camargo 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.
Camargo detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Camargo: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Camargo: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Camargo: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Camargo: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Camargo 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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