Living in Cameron Park, CA
Cameron Park is a small city of 18,315 people in El Dorado County, California. It's about 27 miles from Sacramento, CA. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $668k and rent runs about $2k a month.
18,315people
$668kTypical home
$1,806/moRent
96° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
288Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,315
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,631 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 27 mi to Sacramento, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $668k (≈$4,212/mo)
- Median rent $1,806/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 288 sunny days a year (179 totally clear)
- 77 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (247 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (606 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 28% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to SMF airport
- 33 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,234 ft
- 51 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 44 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 932 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 64 bars within 25 mi
- 414 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- El Dorado County: R+12 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk