Cost of living in Cameron, Missouri
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,063 a month.
Cameron is a city in Missouri. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $61,791 a year.
- People
- 8,519
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,063
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $61,791
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $193,500
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,546
- Kansas City, MO-KS HUD Metro FMR Area
Cameron, Missouri has about 8,519 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $193,500.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Clinton County is $1,546 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Cameron. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area, prices sit at 92.5 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Missouri taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 8.4% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Cameron's exact store tax.
Some places in Missouri add a local wage tax. In 2023 the state average was about 0.18% of income. That is not a Cameron bill.
In July 2026, a typical Missouri home paid 16.09¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Cameron's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Missouri in the table we use.
Among 350 places we list in Missouri with a rent figure, 109 have higher typical rent than Cameron.
Nearby places
- Hamilton
Typical rent $685
Compare with Cameron - Lathrop
Typical rent $844
Compare with Cameron - Plattsburg
Typical rent $772
Compare with Cameron - Gallatin
Typical rent $742
Compare with Cameron - Gower
Typical rent $926
Compare with Cameron - Lawson
Typical rent $1,005
Compare with Cameron - Kearney
Typical rent $1,251
- Excelsior Springs
Typical rent $975
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Missouri
Bigger places in Missouri
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.