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Cairo vs Hayesville

96 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (3.3× in Cairo) and kids under 18 (+17.6 pts in Hayesville).

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Cairo, OHHomes around $142KOhio · 581 people

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Hayesville, OHA history townOhio · 580 people

Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

CairoHomes around $142K

Housing$142K typical home43% below the OH typical home All about Cairo →

HayesvilleA history town

HistorySettled in 18303 places on the National Register All about Hayesville →

The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Street grid3.3×

Cairo has the more walkable street grid

Cairo 125Hayesville 37.7

Kids under 18+17.6 pts

Hayesville has more kids

Hayesville 35.2%Cairo 17.6%

Home values+27%

Homes cost more in Hayesville

Hayesville $145,300Cairo $114,500

Jobs per worker+86%

Hayesville is more of a job hub

Hayesville 0.54Cairo 0.29

Property tax bill+17%

Tax bills are bigger in Hayesville

Hayesville $1,480Cairo $1,265

★ What stands out · Life in each

Hayesville gets 31 more inches of snow a year

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

CairoHayesville

Snow a year19″49″

January low19°F 19°F

July high84°F 83°F

Growing season (days)182d 177d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)32nd 29th

Outdoors & history

CairoHayesville

Trails0 mi 0 mi

Conserved land5.3%0%

Settled—1830

National Register places—3

Archive photos4 6

Famous people born here2 1

Community

CairoHayesville

Library hours a week36 hrs —

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Cairo$870/mo

Typical home $142K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.10% · or rent about $1,023/mo · Housing →

Hayesville$890/mo

Typical home $145K (Census) · tax rate 1.02% · or rent about $825/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

96 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CairoOH HayesvilleOH

Cairo ↔ Hayesville96 miles apart

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs Ohio average

CairoHayesville

People

Population 581Highest 580Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.3% OH: +2.3% —

Median age 35.9±9.6Highest 10% below OH 33.3±7.9Lowest 16% below OH

Cairo and Hayesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 17.6%±7.7Lowest OH: 22% 35.2%±5.9Highest OH: 22%

Age 65+ 15.7%±4.8Highest OH: 18.3% 14.7%±6.5Lowest OH: 18.3%

Cairo and Hayesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.4%Lowest OH: 31.5% 24.5%Highest OH: 31.5%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.4%±9.8Highest OH: 5.6% 2.4%±3.2Lowest OH: 5.6%

Cairo and Hayesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $83,125±$7kHighest 16% above OH $76,250±$50kLowest 7% above OH

Cairo and Hayesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $114,500±$11kLowest 47% below OH $145,300±$15kHighest 32% below OH

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,023±$149Highest about the OH average $825±$194Lowest 20% below OH

Cairo and Hayesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,265Lowest 55% below OH $1,480Highest 48% below OH

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 26.9%±94Lowest OH: 45.9% 27.3%±87.5Highest OH: 45.9%

Hayesville and Cairo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 6.9%Highest OH: 13.3% 5.3%Lowest OH: 13.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 86.4%Lowest OH: 67.2% 88.7%Highest OH: 67.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1951Lowest 19 yrs older than OH 1952Highest 18 yrs older than OH

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 18 minLowest 24% below OH 22 minHighest 7% below OH

Work from home 1.5%±1.7Lowest OH: 13% 2%±2.6Highest OH: 13%

Hayesville and Cairo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 0.5%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.8 miLowest 14.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.29Lowest 0.54Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Lima (14%)Ashland (23%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HayesvilleFew work in Cairo

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 5.3%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 125Highest 37.7Lowest

Ohio average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.