Housing data for Cairo (community), NY
Cairo (community), NY has an estimated 1,660 residents and 770 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in Greene County.
46.0% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $1,568 a month.
Its population grew measurably since 2015–2019 (+73.8%).
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 1,660 (±508)
- Housing units
- 770 (±199)
- Households that rent
- 46.0%
- Median gross rent
- $1,568
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +73.8%
What stands out in Cairo (community)
Households that rent: 46.0% (±15.2 points) in Cairo (community), higher than in Greene County (22.8%).
Median gross rent: $1,568 (±$464) in Cairo (community), higher than in Greene County ($1,004).
Median home value: $237,700 (±$30,437) in Cairo (community), lower than in Greene County ($271,600).
- Renters and owners in Cairo (community)
- Median rent in Cairo (community)
- Home values in Cairo (community)
Housing in Cairo (community) at a glance
- Median rent: $1,568 median gross rent a month
- Rent burden: 33.2% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 46.0% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $81,885 median household income
- Home values: $237,700 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $2,090 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $4,484 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 12.8% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 52.2% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 86.3% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 49.5% heat with fuel oil or kerosene
- Commute and cars: 27.2 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +73.8% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 20.7% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Cairo (community) against Greene County, its state and the nation
| Cairo (community) | Greene County | New York | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,660 (±508) | 47,409 (exact) | 19,852,366 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 770 (±199) | 29,080 (±45) | 8,585,241 (±652) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 46.0% (±15.2 points) | 22.8% (±1.9 points) | 45.7% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $1,568 (±$464) | $1,004 (±$74) | $1,621 (±$7) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $81,885 (±$16,841) | $77,945 (±$5,126) | $85,974 (±$402) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $237,700 (±$30,437) | $271,600 (±$11,132) | $423,800 (±$1,627) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $4,484 (±$1,702) | $4,056 (±$221) | $6,582 (±$21) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 86.3% (±25.1 points) | 61.1% (±2.9 points) | 73.9% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 27.2 minutes (±4.9) | 28.9 minutes (±1.4) | 32.6 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 87.1% (±11.8 points) | 85.8% (±2.0 points) | 90.8% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 35.2 years (±5.8) | 47.4 years (±0.7) | 39.8 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Cairo (community) covers 4.2 square miles of land, about 393 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Cairo (community) has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 955 (±298) | 1,660 (±508) | +73.8% | Measurable increase |
| Housing units | 634 (±118) | 770 (±199) | +21.5% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $862 (±$192) | $1,568 (±$464) | +81.9% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $130,500 (±$44,810) | $237,700 (±$30,437) | +82.1% | Up after inflation |
| Median household income | $24,855 (±$14,923) | $81,885 (±$16,841) | +229.5% | Up after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,795 (±$443) | $2,090 (±$367) | +16.4% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $2,470 (±$1,001) | $4,484 (±$1,702) | +81.5% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 48.8% (±15.4 points) | 46.0% (±15.2 points) | −2.8 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±13.7 points) | 0.0% (±12.7 points) | 0.0 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Greene County
Cairo (community) has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Greene County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Greene County recorded 55 violent and 294 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
ZIP codes in Cairo (community)
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12413 | 24% | 3,368 | $1,296 | $232,800 | $60,363 |
A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.
Places near Cairo (community)
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Greenville (Greene County) | 6.4 mi | $951 | $240,900 | 20.8% |
| Town of Catskill | 7.6 mi | $1,062 | $246,000 | 31.9% |
| Town of Athens | 8.0 mi | $1,264 | $274,700 | 15.3% |
| Town of Coxsackie | 8.1 mi | $889 | $303,100 | 26.0% |
| Jefferson Heights | 8.2 mi | $1,451 | $277,800 | 43.3% |
| Town of Durham | 8.6 mi | $994 | $245,300 | 8.0% |
| Village of Tannersville | 9.9 mi | $1,317 | $283,900 | 41.7% |
| Village of Catskill | 10 mi | $1,087 | $242,500 | 43.9% |
Places in New York most like Cairo (community)
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Village of Catskill | $1,087 | $242,500 | $79,423 | 43.9% |
| Village of Highland Falls | $1,643 | $353,900 | $110,714 | 41.1% |
| Village of Greenwich | $1,211 | $209,500 | $71,111 | 44.0% |
| Village of Chatham | $1,080 | $323,100 | $79,886 | 45.8% |
| Village of Nassau | $1,073 | $239,200 | $84,781 | 38.0% |
| Village of Jeffersonville | $1,056 | $227,100 | $76,000 | 45.9% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across New York.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Cairo (community), fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $961 | $1,095 | $1,354 | $1,768 | $2,106 |
HUD income limits for Cairo (community), fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $22,400 | $37,300 | $59,650 |
| 2 people | $25,600 | $42,600 | $68,200 |
| 3 people | $28,800 | $47,950 | $76,700 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $53,250 | $85,200 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $57,550 | $92,050 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $61,800 | $98,850 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $66,050 | $105,650 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $70,300 | $112,500 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Greene County, NY, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $106,500.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Cairo (community) is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.
It lies inside the Town of Cairo, whose figures include it.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Cairo (community)
What is the average rent in Cairo (community), NY?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Cairo (community) is $1,568 (±$464) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
How many renters are there in Cairo (community)?
Cairo (community) has an estimated 289 (±148) renting households, 46.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Cairo (community)?
The median household income in Cairo (community) is $81,885 (±$16,841) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Cairo (community), NY?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $237,700 (±$30,437) for owner-occupied homes in Cairo (community) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Cairo (community)?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Cairo (community), NY is $2,090 (±$367) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Cairo (community)?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Cairo (community), NY is $4,484 (±$1,702) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Cairo (community) growing?
In Cairo (community), the number of residents went from 955 in 2015–2019 to 1,660 in 2020–2024 (+73.8%), a measurable increase.
What ZIP codes are in Cairo (community)?
The ZIP code that covers Cairo (community) is 12413.
What is the median rent in ZIP code 12413?
The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 12413 is $1,296 (±$526) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Cairo CDP, New York
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Cairo CDP, New York
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Cairo CDP, New York
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Cairo CDP, New York
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Cairo CDP, New York
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Cairo CDP, New York
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Cairo CDP, New York
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Greene County, NY
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Greene County, NY
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Cairo CDP, New York (place:11638, in state:36).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .