Best PlacesCameron, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Cameron, 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.
Cameron ranks 24,070th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Cameron
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.
Cameron's strengths and weaknesses
Where Cameron ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 94% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 90% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 82% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 82% of towns
- QuietBetter than 77% of towns
Where Cameron ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,273 a month, better than only 11% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 14% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 15% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Cameron
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cameron home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $65,111, 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 Cameron's effective rate of 0.70%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Cameron
Cameron runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Cameron.
Who works in Cameron, and how
Work in Cameron centers on agriculture & forestry and construction. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Cameron
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Cameron.
What the weather is like in Cameron, month by month
Cameron sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 31° | 23° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 86° | 74° | 64° |
| October | 69° | 57° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Cameron
The nearest airport, Mid-Ohio Valley Regional, is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 61 miles away.
The best schools in and around Cameron
Schools across Cameron average a C+, better than 50% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- River Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Woodsfield Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Beallsville Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- River High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Monroe Central High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Beallsville High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cameron school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cameron 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 Cameron against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Cameron
Is Cameron a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cameron ranks 24,070th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, a stable housing market, and low taxes, and lowest on a weak job market and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Cameron expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $183,679. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $65,111 median income, cost of living beats 50% of towns.
Is Cameron safe?
Yes, Cameron is safer than 82% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $186 per resident a year.
Compare Cameron with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cameron. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cameron 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.
Cameron detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cameron: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cameron: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cameron: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cameron: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cameron 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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