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A town of 581. A typical home worth about $142K.

Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
581
−1.3% since 2010
Typical home
$142K
+1.9% in a year
Household income
$83K
median
Median age
35.9
years
Jobs based here
57
A commuter town

What makes Cairo stand out

The thing Cairo does most differently from other towns.

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Small town

581 people, and everyone knows the way

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H 74° · L 48°

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Housing

A typical Cairo home is worth about $142K

The typical Cairo home is worth about $142,000, up 1.9% in a year, 43% below the Ohio typical home.

$142KZillow home value

Typical home value

Cairo$142K
Ohio$249K
+1.9%
value change, 1 year
2
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Cairo

Most working residents leave Cairo for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Lima (14%), Bluffton (11%) and Bath (9%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Cairo1%
Lima14%
Bluffton11%
Bath9%
American6%
12 mi
median commute distance
57
jobs based in Cairo
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 32% of U.S. communities.

32risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
32Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Cairo has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 19 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

19″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–36°
Spring40–61°
Summer62–83°
Fall44–64°
Oct 24
typical first frost
Apr 24
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Cairo is

Cairo beats the Ohio average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.

32 measures vs. Ohio
6 better26 too close to call0 worse
What stands outCairoOH
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth9.6%15.3%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity10.1%14.1%
Mercy Health St. Ritas Medical Center
6.5 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

5.3% of Cairo is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

5.3%conserved
5.3%
conserved · 9 of 179 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Cairo Memorial Park—9
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Cairo for work

Where Cairo’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

14% → Lima Lima 14% 11% → Bluffton Bluffton 11% 9% → Bath Bath 9% 6% → American American 6% 4% → Columbus Columbus 4% 3% → Kalida Kalida 3% Cairo · 1% stay
57jobs based in Cairo
1%of working residents work in town
12 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Sandalus niger Knoch
2011 · Sandalus niger Knoch · Wikimedia Commons
Cairo’s story

Cairo in pictures

4 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

OHMap-doton-CairoMap of Allen County Ohio Highlighting Cairo VillageMain at Anthony
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About Cairo

Village in Ohio, United States

Cairo ( KAIR-oh) is a village in Allen County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 517. It is included in the Lima Metropolitan Statistical Area.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
517
Area
0.3 sq mi
Elevation
814 ft
ZIP code
45820

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