Cameron Park is an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, CA. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Cameron Park

Cameron Park is an unincorporated community in California with household incomes running above the national average and air quality that stays clean most of the year. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Cameron Park deals with rent well above the national average, home prices well above the national average, commute times longer than most cities, and a population that has been shrinking.

The good

  • Higher-than-average incomes
  • Clean air

The not so good

  • Rent well above the national average
  • High home prices
  • Above-average commute times
  • Shrinking population
  • High student-teacher ratio
  • Hot summers

How Cameron Park compares

Median household income

Cameron Park$102,289
California avg$99,122
US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Cameron Park$1,806
California avg$2,036
US$1,413

Median home value

Cameron Park$667,900
California avg$734,700
US$332,700

What it takes to move to Cameron Park

Based on Cameron Park's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$3,612

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

  • Income to keep rent under 30%: $72,240 a year
  • 44% of Cameron Park renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$133,580

a 20% down payment on the median home

  • With 10% down: $66,790
  • Homes cost 6.5× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 28% above US

$1,806/mo median rent

Rent runs on the higher side, at $1,806 a month median. Whether that premium makes sense usually comes down to the local job market and what it pays. Home prices are steep, with a median around $667,900. Renting first to get a feel for the city before buying is often the more practical route.

Median home value $667,900 · 44% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

5.0% county unemployment

Unemployment in El Dorado County is 5.0%, somewhat above the national average of 4.3%. Lining up work before the move is the safer route. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

El Dorado County (county-wide)

Safety

174 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Cameron Park doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 477/100k · Policed by El Dorado County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting around▲ 14% above US

30 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 29.6 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 7 in 10 workers drive to work; 23% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone
67%
Work from home
23%
Carpool
5.7%
Walk
2.8%
Other
0.9%
Public transit
0.2%

Climate

Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 90°F, and winters are chilly but manageable, with lows around 38°F.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)
20°40°60°80°100°7.5"Jan: 7.01" precipitationFeb: 6.50" precipitationMar: 6.12" precipitationApr: 2.84" precipitationMay: 1.65" precipitationJun: 0.41" precipitationJul: 0.01" precipitationAug: 0.07" precipitationSep: 0.24" precipitationOct: 1.42" precipitationNov: 3.05" precipitationDec: 6.80" precipitationJJan: high 56°F, low 38°FFFeb: high 59°F, low 40°FMMar: high 63°F, low 42°FAApr: high 68°F, low 45°FMMay: high 77°F, low 52°FJJun: high 86°F, low 58°F93°JJul: high 93°F, low 63°FAAug: high 92°F, low 63°FSSep: high 87°F, low 60°FOOct: high 77°F, low 52°FNNov: high 64°F, low 43°F37°DDec: high 56°F, low 37°F

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforceNear US average

38% bachelor's degree or higher

Education levels run about average, with 38% college-educated. It's a mix of white-collar and blue-collar work, which can be an asset or a limitation depending on the field.

Schools

4 public schools inside the boundary

There are 4 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 21:1, above the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial (71 miles away). There are 8 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Cameron Park's strongest points are household incomes running above the national average and air quality that stays clean most of the year; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and home prices well above the national average. A year of median rent ($1,806/mo) equals 21% of the median household income here, about the same as the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit remote workers (23% of workers here already work from home). It may be a harder fit for renters on a tight budget.

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