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Douglas vs Cairo

91 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (3.9× in Douglas) and jobs per worker (2.5× in Douglas).

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Douglas, GAA regional job hubGeorgia · 11,749 people

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Cairo, GAHomes around $186KGeorgia · 10,055 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.

DouglasA regional job hub

Work13,177 jobsbased in Douglas, a regional job hub Housing$182K typical home45% below the GA typical home Health98% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Douglas →

CairoHomes around $186K

Housing$186K typical home44% below the GA typical home

Outdoors#79 most walkable in GA1.4 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves Health94% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Cairo →

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.

Douglas has more miles of trail

Douglas 5.4 miCairo 1.4 mi

Jobs per worker2.5×

Douglas is more of a job hub

Douglas 3.17Cairo 1.26

Work in town+19.2 pts

More of Douglas’s workers stay in town

Douglas 46.7%Cairo 27.5%

Average commute9 min

Douglas has the shorter commute

Cairo 23 minDouglas 14 min

Growth since 2010+4.9 pts

Cairo has grown faster since 2010

Cairo +6%Douglas +1.1%

★ What stands out · 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%

Douglas$1,100/mo

Typical home $182K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.96% · or rent about $680/mo · Housing →

Cairo$1,180/mo

Typical home $186K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.30% · or rent about $778/mo · Housing →

The difference: $80 a month, about $900 a year, between Cairo and Douglas.

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.

Report cards

Douglas places higher on 10 of 22 GA lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Georgia ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety

–DouglasNot graded CCairoSafer than 30% of U.S. towns

Schools

B−DouglasBetter than 49% of districts in the state C+CairoBetter than 44% of districts in the state

Health

D−DouglasHealthier than 2% of U.S. towns DCairoHealthier than 6% of U.S. towns

10Douglas

9Cairo

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most trailsOutdoors · 162 towns #87#147 Shortest commuteGetting around · 265 towns #4#84 Most walkableOutdoors · 265 towns #149#79 Best schoolsSchools · 231 towns #110#164 Fewest smokersHealth · 263 towns #237#183 Lowest depressionHealth · 263 towns #172#119 Most remote workersWork · 257 towns #189#235 Fastest growingGrowth · 254 towns #181#144

Left end = #1 in Georgia. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Douglas’s rankings →

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

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

DouglasCairo

Snow a year0″0″

January low37°F 38°F

July high92°F 90°F

Growing season (days)252d 255d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)18th 52nd

Outdoors & history

DouglasCairo

Trails5 mi 1 mi

Conserved land1.5%1.3%

Settled1855 1835

National Register places6 1

Archive photos12 16

Famous people born here16 19

Community

DouglasCairo

Library hours a week46 hrs 39 hrs

Colleges in town1 —

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.

Where they are

91 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

DouglasGA CairoGA

Douglas ↔ Cairo91 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 Georgia average

DouglasCairo

People

Population 11,749Highest 10,055Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +1.1%Lowest GA: +10.6% +6%Highest GA: +10.6%

Median age 31.2±2.7Lowest 17% below GA 32.1±1.5Highest 15% below GA

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

Kids under 18 26.6%±4.1Lowest GA: 23.2% 31%±4Highest GA: 23.2%

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

Age 65+ 14.2%±2.6Lowest GA: 15% 15.1%±2.6Highest GA: 15%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.5%Highest GA: 34.9% 12.3%Lowest GA: 34.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.9%±2Highest GA: 6.4% 5%±2.7Lowest GA: 6.4%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $34,408±$5kLowest 56% below GA $40,920±$6kHighest 47% below GA

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $133,300±$19kHighest 56% below GA $108,800±$25kLowest 64% below GA

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $680±$93Lowest 51% below GA $778±$36Highest 44% below GA

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,283Lowest 45% below GA $1,410Highest 40% below GA

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 54%±10.1Highest GA: 52.4% 52.6%±11.4Lowest GA: 52.4%

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

Below poverty line 29.7%Highest GA: 13.4% 28.8%Lowest GA: 13.4%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 45.7%Lowest GA: 65.7% 48.1%Highest GA: 65.7%

Typical home builtmedian year 1980Lowest 12 yrs older than GA 1986Highest 6 yrs older than GA

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 14 minLowest 49% below GA 23 minHighest 18% below GA

Work from home 5.4%±2.7Highest GA: 15.9% 2.4%±1.8Lowest GA: 15.9%

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

Work in townworking residents 46.7%Highest 27.5%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 3.8 miLowest 15.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 3.17Highest 1.26Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Valdosta (2%)Thomasville (16%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CairoFew work in Douglas

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.5%Highest 1.3%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 5.4 miHighest 1.4 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 7Highest 4Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 48.9Lowest 66.5Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #110 of 231 in GA #164 of 231 in GA

School district Coffee CountyGrady County

High school in town Coffee County High SchoolCairo High School

Students per teacherat that high school 14.3Lowest 16.7Highest

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

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Douglas neighborsTown Square →

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Cairo neighborsTown Square →

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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.