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Cairo is a small town of 1,660 people in Greene County, New York. It's about 26 miles from Kingston, NY and 78 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 67 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $238k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,660people
$238kTypical home
$1,568/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
67"Snow
195Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,660
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 393 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Hartford, CT
- 26 mi to Kingston, NY
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $238k (≈$1,499/mo)
- Median rent $1,568/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 195 sunny days a year (47 totally clear)
- 170 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 67" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (12 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (285 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 27% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to ALB airport
- 32 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 404 ft
- 69 mi to the ocean
- 105 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 329 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 28 bars within 25 mi
- 76 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Greene County: R+17 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk