Cameron, MO · Updated Oct 2026

What a Cameron home costs each year

Property tax, water, trash and energy from public rates. Look up your address to make it yours, and see how to pay less.

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Example · a Cameron house

$7,257a year · $605 a month

Starts at the typical market value, $193,500; your assessed value is often lower. Typical use.

Property tax$2,138
1.105% of $193,500
Electricity and gas$2,531
1001 kWh a month $1,814 · 31 therms $718
Water and sewer$2,331
7,000 gallons a month on Cameron PWS (City of Cameron): water $126, sewer $68 a month
Trash$258
Residential once-a-week pickup with recycling, $22 a month
Home insuranceNot included
We don't have a typical premium for this city yet. Add yours with Adjust.

A Cameron house at the typical market value ($193,500) costs about $7,300 a year: $2,140 property tax and charges, $2,330 water and sewer, $260 trash, $2,530 electricity and gas; home insurance is not included (no typical premium yet). Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.

Rates checked Oct 31, 2026. Insurance: what you enter, or a typical premium until you do. Sources are listed at the bottom.

Ways to pay less

Nothing here applies to every house automatically. These are worth checking:

All outdoor watering is done using the meter, then annually, the City will reverse the sewer charges associated with the water consumption on the yard-watering meter.Meter bought by customer
The City also offers a level-payment option for customers who have at least a 12 month history as a utility customer.12+ months as a customer

Money dates

Property tax due Nov 1, delinquent after Dec 31Taxes become due and payable November 1 and become delinquent after December 31.

Who serves this house

Water: Cameron PWS (City of Cameron); Monthly cost of service charge of $37.00 for residential customers, plus $13.29 per 1,000 gallons, effective October 1, 2026.
Property tax: 1.10% of value; 2026 tax year, Clinton County
Garbage: R and W Container; Contracted by the City; the monthly cost is added to the utility bill.
Sewer: City of Cameron; Monthly cost-of-service charge plus a charge per 1,000 gallons of water.
Electricity: City of Cameron; The City owns and operates its electrical distribution system.
Gas: Spire Energy Western Missouri; Listed by the City as the natural gas provider.

Pay or manage your bills

Your water

Source: Our water comes from Cameron Reservoir Lake #3 (surface water).
Lead: 2022 - 2024 lead 90th percentile: 1.41 ppb, 0 sites over the action level of 15 ppb.
Violations: No Violations Occurred in the Calendar Year of 2025.

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How these numbers are made

Property tax: City levy $1.0906 per $100 (2026 ordinance 6397), Clinton County levies and Cameron R-I operating $3.2742 plus debt service $0.9900 from the State Auditor's 2025 Property Tax Rates report, each times 19% assessed ratio, applied to the Census median market value. Part of Cameron lies in DeKalb and Caldwell counties with different county levies. Road, fire and ambulance district levies were not included because the sources do not show they apply inside city limits. The state blind-pension levy is not included.
Water $37.00 plus $13.29 per 1,000 gallons and sewer $22.30 plus $6.75 per 1,000 gallons, both effective Oct 1, 2026 per the council ordinances. Trash: $3.00 recycling + $17.50 contract + $1.00 admin = $21.50 a month from the city's rate sheet effective Oct 1, 2025.
Electric: $0.129 per kWh from ordinance 6398 effective Oct 1, 2026. The ordinance states a $22.00 minimum monthly bill; it is used as the monthly charge. The power cost adjustment is not published as a per-kWh figure and is not included.
Gas: Spire West $22 customer charge; winter/summer averaged delivery charge plus the $0.67976 PGA, ccf converted to therms. No city tax on energy bills was found.
Insurance and the county's DeKalb/Caldwell parcels were not sourced.
Gas rate modelled as the average of the winter and summer per-CCF rates plus the PGA, converted from ccf to therms.
Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

Sources

Common questions about Cameron house costs

What is the property tax rate in Cameron?

About 1.10% of the value before exemptions a year (2026 tax year, Clinton County), plus flat charges on the same bill.

How much is property tax on a $500,000 house in Cameron?

About $5,524 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions.

How much is the water bill in Cameron?

About $194 a month for water and sewer at typical use (7,000 gallons a month) on Cameron PWS (City of Cameron).

How much does trash pickup cost in Cameron?

$22 a month for a house.

How much does a house in Cameron cost to run each year?

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