Zip lookup · NE

68824
Cairo, Nebraska.

Cairo, Hall County, NE · Grand Island, NE metro · population 1,562

What it costs per month · 68824 $1,509/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$827 (+121%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $1,376 +0%
$286,057$287,433 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $58,310 +25%
$229,123$287,433 since Sep 2021

Monthly payment to buy the typical home

Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.

$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 68824 $1,509 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 68824$1,509
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 15 years.

Typical home values in zip 68824 rose 0.5% over the past year — slower than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Hall County, NE 86% · Howard County, NE 14%

Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Cairo, NE — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.

Typical home value $287,433 as of Sep 2026
+0.5%year on year

Typical home value — 68824

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 68824 $287,433 Grand Island $255,025 United States $366,157
$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 68824$287,433
  • Grand Island$255,025
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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8.0 68831 Dannebrog 705 — $311,541
8.3 68820 Boelus 343 — $271,235
10.9 68803 Grand Island 25,534 $1,329 $283,893
12.5 68810 Alda 862 — $246,354
13.0 68883 Wood River 2,483 — $263,021
14.0 68869 Ravenna 2,165 — $225,901
14.3 68876 Shelton 1,910 — $243,300
14.8 68838 Farwell 150 — $236,582
15.9 68872 Saint Libory 992 — $359,451
17.2 68801 Grand Island 30,824 $1,339 $223,275
18.7 68873 Saint Paul 3,785 — $257,963

Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.