The share of households in Cairo who are owner-occupiers is 86%, against 77% in Ohio’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns. Home values are up 1.1% over the year to September 2026. Its rent at the middle of the market is $1,023 a month.

$142KZillow home value

	Cairo	Ohio towns	U.S. towns
Households that own their home	86%	77%	73%
Median rent	$1,023 a month	$944 a month	$1,185 a month

Typical home value

Cairo$142K

Ohio$246K

+1.1%

value change, 1 year

homes sold in May

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Prices over the yearsUp 1.1% in a year Years of income to buyA typical home costs 1.7 years of income Rents$1,023 a month · Median rent

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Work & commute

A smaller share of working residents in Cairo work locally than in the typical Ohio or U.S. town

The top destinations are Lima (14%), Bluffton (11%) and Bath Township (9%). Jobs in Cairo grew by 35 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 57. Its average commute comes in at 18 minutes. The share of residents in Cairo who live below the poverty line is 6.9%, below both the Ohio town median (9.1%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%).

1%work in town

	Cairo	Ohio towns	U.S. towns
Average trip to work	18 minutes	24 minutes	25 minutes
Working residents who work in town	0.5%	6.9%	8%
Below the poverty line	6.9%	9.1%	9.6%
Median household income	$83,000	$75,000	$80,000

Where working residents work

In Cairo1%

Lima14%

Bluffton11%

Bath Township9%

American Township6%

12 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Cairo

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here57 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work1% work in Cairo Commute times18 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 12 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

Cairo faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

In Cairo, the FEMA hazard score is 32 of 100. FEMA puts just over two thirds of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 11% to tornadoes. Federal aid has come to Cairo households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2007.

32risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesLow risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters2 federal disasters · Paid out in Cairo Get ready0.4 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Cairo

July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 19 inches of snow falls in a 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

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A year of weatherJuly highs 84°, January lows 19°Rain & snow19″ of snow a winter · 39 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.2° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Cairo is

36% of Cairo adults feel lonely. Two figures for adults locally: 27% have been diagnosed with depression, 18% binge drink.

	Cairo	Ohio towns	U.S. towns
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)	36%	34%	33%
Depression (CDC PLACES)	27%	26%	23%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)	18%	17%	16%
Food insecurity (CDC PLACES)	10%	13%	14%

32 measures vs. Ohio

6 better26 too close to call0 worse

What stands out	Cairo	OH
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth	9.6%	15.3%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity	10.1%	14.1%

Mercy Health St. Ritas Medical Center

6.5 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

Full pageCairo’s health reportOpen the page

Everyday habitsFewer smokers Hospitals & doctors nearby6.5 miles to an ER · Mercy Health St. Ritas Medical Center How adults are doingFewer adults in fair or poor health Every CDC estimateBetter than OH on 6 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

Cairo keeps 5.3% of its land conserved

Parks and preserves in Cairo: one, of 9 acres.

5.3%conserved

5.3%

conserved · 9 of 179 acres

0.0 mi

of trails · 0 per sq mi

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. Cairo Memorial Park	—	9

Full pageCairo’s outdoors pageOpen the page

Trail map0.0 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walk9 acres · Cairo Memorial Park Conserved land5.3% conserved · 9 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in Cairo?”

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Cairo

18pages on Cairo

The big questions

HealthBetter than OH on 6 of 32 CDC measures Cost of living$142K typical home · up 1.1% in a year Work & commute$83K median household income · 57 jobs here Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 32% of U.S. communities · inland flooding

Out and about

Outdoors0 mi of trails · 5% conserved land PlacesAttractions20 nearby · Allen County Museum 6 mi LibraryCairo Branch Library CollegesUniversity of Northwestern Ohio is 6 mi away

The story

HistorySettled 1880 Famous people2 born in Cairo Town Hall & politicsClimate84° summer highs · 19″ of snow

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 45820 Town SquareNeighbors

After high school

Colleges nearby

5 within 15 miles of the center of Cairo

University of Northwestern OhioUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Lima6 mi$13,875 tuition Ohio State University-Lima CampusUniversity or college · Public · Lima7.1 mi$9,488 in-state tuition James A. Rhodes State CollegeCommunity college · Public · Lima7.1 mi$4,560 in-state tuition

About 8 of every 100 Cairo residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Cairo for work

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

57jobs based in Cairo

1%of working residents work in town

12 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

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)

Area: 0.3 sq mi
Elevation: 814 ft
ZIP code: 45820

Questions about Cairo

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Cairo, OH a good place to live?

Cairo has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

What is Cairo, OH known for?

2 notable people were born here, including Robert Franklin Jones and Belle Harpster Hartness.

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Is Cairo a good place to live?

507 people, and everyone knows the way

146 years in pictures

Moving to Cairo: who provides what

The data

The typical home in Cairo: about $142K