Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Cameron gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $244K, 3.7 years of the county’s $66K median household income. It grades C+ overall, ranked 272nd of 640 in Texas. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 81% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates, and the median household income is $62K, and 20% of residents live below the poverty line. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. On walkability, just 90 of Texas’ 999 towns do better. Cameron has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Milam County Courthouse and Jail and Dr. Nathan and Lula Cass House.
Where Cameron beats most towns.
Milam County Courthouse and JailEach subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Cameron is from typical.
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Census counts: 441 in 1880, 5,306 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1933 and 2 maps from 1961 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Cameron, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Cameron.
Cameron carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Texas (mostly tornadoes) and trades lower home prices for longer drives to work, but it is a long drive from an emergency room.
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 97% of Texas towns; that rating is what its A for hazard risk is built on.
At 8 of 100, Cameron’s FEMA risk score is below both the Texas town median (47 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100). Since 1980, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Cameron.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by Cameron ISD. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Cameron Yoe H S, with 479 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Milam ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 396 | – |
| Cameron Yoe H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 479 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
The nearest emergency room, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple, is 27.6 miles away in a straight line.
17% of Cameron adults have diabetes, against 13% in Texas’ towns and 12% across U.S. towns. 21% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Cameron. Cameron beats the Texas average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 17.
| Cameron | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 12% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 8.1% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 35% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 24% | 19% |
| What stands out | Cameron | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.4% | 74.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.8% | 5.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
About one in 4 of Cameron’s working residents works in town. Cameron’s average trip to work is 22 minutes. Since 2013, Cameron has lost 109 jobs, to 1,716 in 2023.
| Cameron | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 25% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
1.2 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is The Yards of Cameron, at 24 acres.
| Cameron | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.7% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. The Yards of Cameron | 0.5 mi | 24 |
| 2. Orchard Park | 0.3 mi | 5 |
| 3. Wilson Ledbetter Park | — | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
July afternoons average 95.4°, hotter than in 97% of U.S. towns; January nights average 37.4°. The Cameron weather station records that about 88 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 86% of Texas places with climate records.
Cameron has mild winters and hot summers. The July high in Cameron is 95°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Cameron | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 95°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 37°F | 37°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Homes are within reach (about $244K for the typical one, B for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 32 miles. The typical value, about $244K, is 9% below its August 2022 peak.
56% of Cameron households own their home. The typical Cameron home is worth about $244,000, up 1.8% in a year, 18% below the Texas typical home.
| Cameron | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 56% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $962 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
At 15.9 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 70% of Texas’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 91 to 29 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
None within 15 miles of Cameron; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Cameron residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
3 places in Cameron on the National Register of Historic Places.
9 notable people were born in Cameron.
City in Texas
Cameron is a city and the county seat of Milam County, Texas, United States. Its population was 5,306 at the 2020 census.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cameron grades C+ overall, better than 37% of U.S. towns and #272 of 640 in Texas. It grades C− for health, B for safety and C+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
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 Daniel E. Garcia and Ruth Alice Allen.
