Best PlacesCameron, OK 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 39,527th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and the schools rank 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
- Crime safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 71% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 69% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 67% of towns
Where Cameron ranks low
- School gradeD−, better than only 3% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 10% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 11% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Cameron
A household needs to earn about $53,000 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 $56,915, 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 0.55%, 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's age mix sits close to the national median.
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 manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
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 83 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 38° | 30° |
| April | 74° | 61° | 51° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 77° | 62° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Cameron
The nearest airport, Fort Smith Regional, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas Love Field, about 206 miles away.
The best schools in and around Cameron
Schools across Cameron average a D−, better than 3% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Poteau Upper EsB− · 41% proficient
- Panama EsD · 20% proficient
- Shady Point Public SchoolD · 17% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pansy Kidd MsD+ · 24% proficient
- Panama MsD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Poteau HsD · 22% proficient
- Cameron HsD− · 15% proficient
- Panama HsF · 5% 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 39,527th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, state finances, and low property taxes, and lowest on the schools and a weak job market. 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 $209,604. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $56,915 median income, cost of living beats 31% of towns.
Is Cameron safe?
Yes, Cameron is safer than 94% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $203 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.