Cairo, OH housing market
The typical Cairo home is worth about $142,000, up 1.9% in a year, 43% below the Ohio typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Cairo compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Cairo at a glance
Only 2 sales in May 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value above is the steadier guide.
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Cairo | Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $72,000 | $133,000 |
| 2018 | $77,000 | $141,000 |
| 2019 | $81,000 | $150,000 |
| 2020 | $93,000 | $158,000 |
| 2021 | $107,000 | $178,000 |
| 2022 | $117,000 | $195,000 |
| 2023 | $126,000 | $211,000 |
| 2024 | $124,000 | $224,000 |
| 2025 | $131,000 | $237,000 |
| 2026 | $141,000 | $245,000 |
| August 2026 | $142,000 | $249,000 |
1 new home permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 1 new home in Cairo in 2025. Over the past 10 years, Cairo has permitted 2 homes in all.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 1 | 1 | 0 | $175,000 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $175,000 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $312,000 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $75,000 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $521,000 |
| 2005 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $695,000 |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $318,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $156,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $152,000 |
| 2001 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $438,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $131,000 |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,020
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Cairo is $1,020 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Cairo pay a median of $1,023.
Studio $770 · 4 bedrooms $1,370
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (45820; Lima, OH MSA), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.