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What Is It Like to Live in Canton?

What it costs to live in Canton, and how it compares with other Ohio cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

36

100th best value in Ohio

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Ohio cities.

Overall livability

31

104th overall in Ohio

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Canton is home to about 71,097 people. A typical home runs $76,800 and a household earns around $34,600, a price-to-income ratio of 2.2. Among Ohio's largest cities, it ranks 100th for value and 104th overall.

Canton at a glance

Median home price

$76,800

33rd in OH of 121

Median rent

$746/mo

Median household income

$34,600

Home price to income

2.2x

Unemployment

10.0%

113th in OH of 121

School rating

1/10

112th in OH of 121

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in OH of 121

Walk score

7/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Ohio only. Updated 2026.