Cameron ParkTX
A town of 5,955.
Is Cameron Park a good place to live?
Cameron Park gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $75K for a typical one, or 1.4 years of the Brownsville metro’s $53K median household income. It grades C− overall, 387th among Texas's 640 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. On CDC health estimates it is near the bottom nationally, and FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 76% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. 45% of residents live below the poverty line in Cameron Park, where Texas’ towns sit at 12% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Only 3 of the 642 Texas towns we compare have a higher January low than Cameron Park.
Cameron Park has shrunk 12% from 2010 to 2020
6,963 counted in 2010 and 6,099 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Cameron Park grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Cameron Park is from typical.
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Moving to Cameron Park: who provides what
Cameron Park is unincorporated, so Cameron County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Cameron Park.
Cameron Park has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and has homes that are cheap against local pay, but it has poverty well above the Texas rate.
A larger share of adults say their health is fair or poor in Cameron Park than in most of Texas or the rest of the country
46% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Cameron Park. Cameron Park beats the Texas average on 2 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 24. 22% of adults report frequent physical distress in Cameron Park.
| Cameron Park | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 24% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 50% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | Cameron Park | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 3.8% | 6.1% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 14% | 17% |
| More uninsured adults | 51% | 19.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
About half of Cameron Park’s working residents commute to Brownsville
Cameron Park has 139 jobs for its 1,981 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Cameron Park for work: only 0% work in town. The median household income in Cameron Park is $36,000. Since 2013, Cameron Park has added 114 jobs, to 139 in 2023.
| Cameron Park | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $36,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.5% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Hurricanes leads a high hazard risk in Cameron Park
One flood insurance claim has been paid in Cameron Park since 2021.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mild winters and hot summers in Cameron Park
The Brownsville weather station, 5 miles away, records that about 141 days a year reach 90°, more than in 99% of U.S. towns. January nights average 51.6°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 94.3°.
Cameron Park has warm winters and hot summers. Cameron Park’s July high is 94°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Cameron Park | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. La Esperanza Park | 0.2 mi | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in Cameron Park sell for about $300K
At 1.4 years of the Brownsville metro’s $53K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 98% of Texas towns; that ratio is one input to its A− for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $796, against $4,232 across Texas, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
59% of Cameron Park households own their home.
| Cameron Park | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $760 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 59% | 69% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Starbase and 3 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cameron Park. Close and well known come first.
Big draw18 mi Park & preserveStarbase
4 mi Zoo & aquariumGladys Porter Zoo
6 mi LandmarkFort Brown
2 mi National Historical ParkPalo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park169K visitors a yearPhoto credits
Starbase: Jared Krahn, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gladys Porter Zoo: Jc161991, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Brown: Pi3.124, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park: Schmorleitz, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Cameron Park
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Cameron Park
About 4 of every 100 Cameron Park residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
100% of working residents leave Cameron Park for work
Where Cameron Park’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Cameron Park
CDP in Texas, United States
Cameron Park is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cameron County, Texas, United States. The population was 6,099 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Brownsville–Harlingen Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 0.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 16 ft
Questions about Cameron Park
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cameron Park, TX a good place to live?
Cameron Park grades C− overall, better than 20% of U.S. towns and #387 of 640 in Texas. It grades D− for health and B− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Cameron Park, TX expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $75,000, 75% below the Texas typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.