The typical owner-occupied home in Cameron is worth about $52,800, 87% below the Arizona median of $394,500 and 84% below the national median of $332,700. The median household earns $38,750 a year, so the median home costs 1.4 times the median income (4.9 times for Arizona). 84% of occupied homes here are lived in by their owners, and 6% of those owners still have a mortgage.
Cameron at a glance
| Cameron | Arizona | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $52,800 | $394,500 | $332,700 |
| Median property tax paid per year | – | $1,879 | $3,119 |
| Median household income | $38,750 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 84% | 67% | 65% |
| Owner homes with a mortgage | 6% | 62% | 61% |
| Median monthly costs, owners with a mortgage | $906 | $1,803 | $1,963 |
| Those costs as a share of the owners' income | 9.0% | 20.5% | 21.0% |
| Median rent | $517 | $1,543 | $1,413 |
| Rent as a share of renters' income | 16.7% | 30.8% | 30.6% |
| Median year homes were built | 1986 | 1992 | 1980 |
| Vacant homes | 14.1% | 10.5% | 10.1% |
| Population | 782 | 7,378,838 | 334,922,499 |
What a typical home costs per month in Cameron
At this week's average 30-year rate of 7.11%, buying the median Cameron home of $52,800 with 20% down costs about $355 a month, including property taxes and insurance. With an FHA loan and 3.5% down, it's about $443, because the loan is bigger and FHA adds mortgage insurance.
Lenders usually want housing costs under about 28% of gross income, which means an income of roughly $15,195 for the 20%-down payment. That payment is 11% of the median Cameron household income of $38,750; at that income and 20% down, the 28% guideline points to a home of about $135,000.
The median rent here is $517 a month, a little more than the monthly cost of owning the median home with 20% down.
| Down payment | $10,560 |
|---|---|
| Loan amount | $42,240 |
| Principal and interest | $284 |
| Property taxes (1.10% a year) | $48 |
| Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year) | $22 |
| PMI | $0 |
| Total per month | $355 |
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| Down payment | $1,848 |
|---|---|
| Loan amount | $51,844 |
| Principal and interest | $349 |
| Property taxes (1.10% a year) | $48 |
| Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year) | $22 |
| FHA mortgage insurance | $23 |
| Total per month | $443 |
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Questions about home buying in Cameron
What is the median home value in Cameron?
About $52,800 for owner-occupied homes, according to the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 American Community Survey.
What income do you need to buy a home in Cameron?
For the median home with 20% down at 7.11%, the payment is about $355 a month. Keeping that under 28% of gross income takes about $15,195 a year.
More about Cameron
- Mortgage Refinance in Cameron
- Debt Relief in Cameron
- Home Equity Loans in Cameron
- Guides and quotes for mortgage refinance on our sister site, MortgageRefinance.com
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates; Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, week of November 12, 2026. Estimates for small places have wide margins of error. About our data