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Cairo is a big small town of 10,055 people in Grady County, Georgia. It's about 30 miles from Tallahassee, FL and 156 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $109k and rent runs about $778 a month.
10,055people
$109kTypical home
$778/moRent
90° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
267Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,055
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,024 people per sq mi
- 156 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 30 mi to Tallahassee, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $109k (≈$686/mo)
- Median rent $778/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 267 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 98 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (151 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,591 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 39% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to TLH airport
- 152 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 146 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 295 ft
- 53 mi to the ocean
- 27 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 283 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 96 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grady County: R+38 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk