Canton, OH
Canton-Massillon, OH Metro Area
Figures are medians for the whole Canton-Massillon, OH Metro Area, not the city proper.
Among the 300 U.S. metros CityLedger tracks, Canton ranks 178th for affordability — how far a typical paycheck stretches after local prices — and 203rd for income. A household earns $69,597 a year while median rent runs $930/mo, making it expensive relative to what residents earn. Affordability and price level are different lenses: the raw cost of living here runs 11% below the U.S. average.
Its strongest card is hazard safety (19th of 300), while education is the soft spot (239th). Housing usually decides a move: rent ranks 21st and home prices 34th among the 300 metros CityLedger tracks.
For your salary & household
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On $75,000 for just you in Canton, your take-home is worth about $67,073 once local prices are factored in — local prices stretch it further than the U.S. average.
Take-home estimates a single filer taking the standard deduction (2025 federal brackets, FICA, and state income tax) and isn't tax advice. “Real value” rebases take-home to average U.S. prices using the BEA cost-of-living index; the per-person figure uses the OECD square-root equivalence scale.
The numbers
Income & cost
- Median income
- 203rd of 300↑24.9%$69,597
- Cost of living?The local price level vs. the U.S. average of 100 (BEA). Lower means cheaper. This is raw prices, not adjusted for income.
- 49th of 30089 (US=100)
- Cost-adj. income?Median household income divided by the local price level — what the typical paycheck is really worth here.
- $77,844
- Per-capita income
- $36,526
- Full-time pay
- $41,912
Housing
- Median rent
- 21st of 300↑27.7%$930/mo
- Home value
- 34th of 300↑42.6%$205,400
- Property tax
- $2,331/yr · 1.1%
- Sales tax
- 7.23%
Jobs & education
- Unemployment
- 84th of 3003.7%
- Bachelor's+
- 239th of 30026%
- Avg commute
- 149th of 30024.1 min
People
- Population
- 400,551
- Population change
- +0.8%
- Median age
- 42.1 yrs
- Foreign-born
- 1.9%
- Broadband
- 91.6%
Environment & risk
- Air quality (AQI)
- 177th of 30048
- Natural-hazard loss
- 19th of 300$8/$10k
Health
- Fair/poor health
- 175th of 30019.3%
- Uninsured (18–64)
- 8.2%
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (ACS), U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. EPA, FEMA, CDC, NOAA — every figure's source is listed on our methodology page. Data built 2026-06-14. ↑↓ mark the change since 2019.
How CityLedger scores it
Transparent weights — see our methodology.
Strengths
- + Cost of living
- + Rent
- + Home prices
- + Job market
- + Hazard safety
Watch-outs
- – Household income
- – Education
Climate
30-year normals (1991–2020) from the nearest station — akron canton ap.
What jobs pay in Canton
Median annual wage by occupation (BLS OEWS 2025) — half of workers in each role earn more, half less.
- IT managers
- $146,140
- Pharmacists
- $135,810
- Financial managers
- $128,650
- Lawyers
- $119,210
- Software developers
- $105,500
- Civil engineers
- $92,360
- General & operations managers
- $82,720
- Registered nurses
- $79,610
- Elementary school teachers
- $77,940
- Secondary school teachers
- $77,690
- Accountants & auditors
- $72,170
- Police officers
- $64,340
- Electricians
- $61,320
- Plumbers
- $59,960
- Truck drivers (heavy)
- $57,580
- Carpenters
- $56,530
- Construction laborers
- $53,760
- Maintenance & repair workers
- $51,000
- Customer service reps
- $44,430
- Waiters & waitresses
- $36,210
- Janitors
- $35,310
- Retail salespersons
- $29,480
- Cashiers
- $28,890
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 — annual median wage. Cross-industry, all experience levels.
Where new residents move from
The states sending the most people to the Canton metro, by estimated movers (U.S. Census 2022 migration flows, 5-year). Moves from elsewhere in Ohio are excluded to show where out-of-state arrivals originate.
- Texas325
- Florida307
- Pennsylvania270
- New York264
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2022 Migration Flows (5-year).
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Canton metro — frequently asked
- What is the median rent in the Canton metro?
- Median gross rent across the Canton-Massillon, OH Metro Area is $930 a month (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024). That figure covers the whole metro area, not just the city of Canton.
- What is the median household income in the Canton metro?
- A typical household in the Canton-Massillon, OH Metro Area earns $69,597 a year (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).
- Is Canton expensive to live in?
- The overall cost of living in the Canton-Massillon, OH Metro Area runs about 11% below the U.S. average (BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024) — prices are lower than average, before accounting for local pay.
- Does a paycheck go far in the Canton metro?
- After adjusting for local prices, the median household income is worth about $77,844 (versus its face value of $69,597). CityLedger rates the Canton-Massillon, OH Metro Area expensive for what residents earn.
- What is the typical home value in the Canton metro?
- The median home value across the Canton-Massillon, OH Metro Area is $205,400 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).
- What is the unemployment rate in the Canton metro?
- The unemployment rate in the Canton-Massillon, OH Metro Area is 3.7% (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).