Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Camden gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $179K, 2.6 years of the Utica metro’s $70K median household income. It grades B− overall, ranked 413th of 745 in New York. The low prices come with trade-offs. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 74% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. 25% of working residents work locally in Camden, above both New York’s towns (10%) and U.S. towns (8%). W.H. Dorrance House is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Camden beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Camden is from typical.
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Census counts: 384 in 1800, 4,934 in 2010. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1856 and 2 maps from 1943 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Camden, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Camden.
Camden gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns and is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of New York (mostly inland flooding).
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 93% of New York towns, with expected losses of about $454 per resident a year; that rating is what its C− for hazard risk is built on.
Since 1979, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Camden.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Camden Central School District. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Camden Senior High School, with 630 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camden Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 558 | D |
| Camden Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 630 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
The Camden weather station records that 151 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 99% of U.S. towns.
Camden has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Camden is 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Camden has about as many jobs (1,688) as working residents, but only 500 people both live and work here.
About one in 4 of Camden’s working residents works in town. Camden’s average trip to work is 29 minutes. The top destinations are Rome (9%), Utica (5%) and Syracuse (5%).
| Camden | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.9% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
2.1 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Fish Creek State Forest, at 289 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fish Creek State Forest | — | 289 |
| 2. Cobb Brook State Forest | — | 155 |
| 3. Oneida Forest Preserve Detached Parcel | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Against the 9,496 U.S. towns with household incomes like Camden’s, it is healthier than 75%, so its B− isn’t only a matter of income.
Camden beats the New York average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 18% of adults binge drink in Camden.
| Camden | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 33% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Camden | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.3% | 17.2% |
| More smokers | 15.3% | 11.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Camden; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Camden residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
9 notable people were born in Camden.
Town in New York, United States
Camden is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 4,934 at the 2010 census. The town of Camden contains a village also called Camden. The town is in the northwestern part of Oneida County and is northwest of the City of Rome.
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5 towns share a border with Camden.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camden | #413 | B− | B+ | — | B− | B− |
| Vienna | #371 | B− | A− | — | B− | B− |
| Florence | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Annsville | #620 | C− | A− | — | B− | C+ |
| Amboy | — | — | B+ | — | C− | C |
| Constantia | #665 | D | B | — | C+ | C+ |
Amboy has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Camden, Vienna, Annsville, Amboy and Constantia report no FBI crime data of their own. Florence isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Camden with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Camden grades B− overall, better than 47% of U.S. towns and #413 of 745 in New York. It grades B− for health and B− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a C−.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
9 notable people were born here, including Thomas Joseph Costello and Fred Payne.
