A town of 6,700, settled in 1803. Nearly 15.6% of it is conserved land.
The 3 things Cairo does most differently from other towns.
Where Cairo’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
What neighbors are saying. Town Square →
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Ordered by what stands out in Cairo. Another town gets a different order.
47 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Windham-Blackhead Range Wilderness | 13 mi | 5,631 |
| 2. Dutcher Notch Primitive Bicycle Corridor | 1.4 mi | 19 |
| 3. Angelo Canna Town Park | 0.5 mi | 28 |
Cairo reports less crime per resident than 96% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Cairo beats the New York average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8.
| What stands out | Cairo | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.1% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.7% | 14.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.4% | 6% |
The public schools Cairo’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 80% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cairo-Durham Elementary School | PK–5 | 432 | C− |
Most working residents leave Cairo for work: only 11% work in town. The top destinations are Catskill (14%), New York (9%) and Albany (6%). Half commute less than 21 miles.
Cairo has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 31 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 49% of U.S. communities.
12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
Town in New York, United States
Cairo is a town in Greene County, New York, United States. The population was 6,644 at the 2020 census. It is the third largest town in the county. The town is in the southern part of the county, partly in the Catskill Park. The town contains a hamlet, also named Cairo.
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8 towns share a border with Cairo.