Cameron
Pennsylvania

What stands out

If you had to describe Cameron County in numbers, start here: the median home price is among the cheapest in America ($86K), natural-hazard risk is among the safest in America (1 of 100), and the share working from home is in the bottom 3% of American counties (2%). Within Pennsylvania it ranks 1st of 67 counties for the median home price, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Cameron County, Pennsylvania. 4,536 people live here with you, so most faces are familiar. The population shrank 0.6% last year, and more Americans moved in than out (net +27).

Pennsylvania has a flat 3.07% income tax and exempts all retirement income, including Social Security, pensions and 401(k) and IRA withdrawals after age 59½. It is one of six states with an inheritance tax, which applies even to children at 4.5%. Local earned-income taxes of 1% to nearly 4% apply in most municipalities, and Philadelphia's wage tax is the highest of any city in the country.

Money

The typical household here brings in $46,186 a year, lower than 86% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $52,577. Unemployment runs 5.7%, higher than 95% of American counties. 2% of workers work from home.

Pennsylvania takes 3.1% of that median income in state income tax, about $1,418 a year.

Home

The median home costs $86K, cheaper than almost every county in America, about 1.5 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $769 a month. Property tax is 1.65% of home value, roughly $1,413 a year on that median home, higher than 90% of American counties. 71% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 4.3 per 1,000 residents, higher than 73% of American counties.

A child born here can expect to live 77.0 years, longer than 64% of American counties. There are 5 active physicians in the county, about 11.0 per 10,000 people. 7.7% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 3.67 where 3.0 is national grade level, higher than 97% of American counties. 93% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 44 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 64% of eligible voters turned out. Under Pennsylvania law you can get a concealed-carry permit on request, abortion is protected by state law, and marijuana is medical only.

Weather and risk

The year averages 48°F, highs near 59 and lows near 37, colder than 82% of American counties. About 39 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 1 out of 100, safer than almost every county in America; the county has had 11 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 219 Mbps down, faster than 59% of American counties. There are 0 airports in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 1.8 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people.