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The city had 5 schools in 2026. In July 2026, owner occupation was 67.5% and the vacancy rate was 12%. The population of Canton, in the United States, was 13,144 in July 2026. There were 27 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-1923 sources

Population13,297people31 Dec 2025Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program
Median gross salary2,624EUR/month31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)
Median rent673.3EUR/month31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Unemployment rate7.23%31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
PM2.5, annual mean9.11µg/m³country median 7.0 — 30% aboveOfficial source · EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Canton?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United StatesNational rates and thresholds that apply in Canton.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Median gross rent was US$766 per month, while the median home value was US$107,100 in July 2026. 50.8% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in July 2026.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Canton recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet20Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan21Official · national market
Median gross rent$766/month4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Households spending over 30% of income on rent50.83 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)11.97 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Property crime per 100,000 residents955.9 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics11Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)710 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)1Official
Median monthly rent673.3 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables23Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

Is Canton a good place to live?

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Remote worker54%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 45–63%
Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–67%
Student57%strong on cost, weak on work · range 46–68%
Family60%strong on safety, weak on cost · range 47–73%
Retirement50%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 39–61%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

2% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 270 of 13,297 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Uses a supplemental estimate, so treat it as indicative.

Work and income

Median household income was US$53,254 a year in July 2026.

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Canton is 7.2%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median household income53,254 USD/year4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households with cable, fibre or DSL broadband72.95 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households with a broadband subscription87.63 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households with internet but no subscription3.17 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households without internet8.75 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households with satellite internet3.78 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Median gross salary2,624 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)22Community estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross salary (regional)3,415 EUR/month31 Dec 2025data.bls.gov8Official
Unemployment rate7.23 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables23Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

What does a salary buy in Canton?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €3,415 (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025-12-31).
Left over each month€1,900of €2,692 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€2,692
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €710
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€1,900
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Canton Salary needed to live in Canton

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Canton. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Canton. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher87.89 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Schools5 schools30 Jun 2026NCES CCD public school count14Official
School enrolment, share of residents19.44 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Mental health provider ratio0 ratio30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio12Official
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents27 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio12Official
Preventable hospitalizations2,841 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio12Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Canton when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesCanton highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Canton highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Canton4,576
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
MetricValuePeriodSource
Violent crime per 100,000 residents286.8 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics11Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average commute time21.29 minutes4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Workers commuting by bicycle0 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Workers commuting by public transport0.06 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Workers walking to work2.65 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Destinations from nearest airport10 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights17Official
Nearest airportPIA3 Aug 2026OurAirports18Official
Distance to nearest airport31 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports18Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Canton. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies
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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Canton.

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Climate and air quality

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Canton is 9.1 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean9.11 µg/m³country median 7.031 Dec 2024EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 202410Official
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 19.02 · Feb 21.22 · Mar 26.43 · Apr 28.89 · May 34.64 · Jun 42.01 · Jul 42.8 · Aug 40.82 · Sep 39.57 · Oct 33.67 · Nov 25.42 · Dec 21.69 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -31.98 · Feb -24.49 · Mar -20.51 · Apr -7 · May -0.49 · Jun 5.87 · Jul 10.24 · Aug 8.1 · Sep 1.97 · Oct -7.74 · Nov -13.05 · Dec -24.26 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official
Average temperature by monthJan -3.91 · Feb -2.23 · Mar 4.58 · Apr 11.47 · May 17.34 · Jun 22.62 · Jul 24.85 · Aug 24.02 · Sep 19.82 · Oct 12.12 · Nov 5.08 · Dec -1.13 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 37.08 · Feb 49.28 · Mar 69.34 · Apr 105.2 · May 144 · Jun 113.5 · Jul 104.9 · Aug 90.93 · Sep 95.5 · Oct 73.66 · Nov 68.33 · Dec 51.82 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information16Official
PM2.5, highest monitored reading30.5 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · monitor observation
PM2.5, annual mean8.5 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · monitor observation
PM2.5 monitoring sites2 monitors1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · monitor observation
Annual precipitation817.5 mm30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Maximum July temperature23.74 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Average annual temperature12.07 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Minimum January temperature0 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation

Population and city profile

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 270 is not 1.1% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share1.08 %31 Dec 2020Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)6Official
Foreign residents270 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables23Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Population density611.8 people/km²31 Dec 2025Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau7Official
Population13,297 people31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program19Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median home value107,100 USD4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Owner-occupied homes67.46 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Labour force participation rate46.74 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Residents born abroad2.05 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Naturalized citizens, share of residents0.97 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Non-citizens, share of residents1.08 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Flu vaccination coverage61.86 %30 Jun 2026CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage4Official
Mammography screening coverage67 %30 Jun 2026CDC mammography screening rate5Official
Residents without health insurance2.36 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher16.34 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Crime reporting agencies1 agencies1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics11Official
Households with a vehicle available93.21 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Public transport agencies in the National Transit Database0 agencies4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Workers aged 16 and over4,908 workers4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Workers mainly working from home3.4 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households using cellular data plans80.9 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official

Alternatives for people set on Canton

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Peoria as a Canton alternative in the same region

40 km away, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Median gross pay, city and median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 110,920 Peoria vs 13,297 Canton+734%
  • Median gross pay, city: €3,236 Peoria vs €2,624 Cantonno percentage
  • Nearest airport: 9.0 km Peoria vs 31.0 km Canton−71%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,664 Peoria vs €3,415 Cantonno percentage
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.2 µg/m³ Peoria vs 9.1 µg/m³ Canton−20%
  • Unemployment: 7.5% Peoria vs 7.2% Canton+4%
Full comparisonMore about Peoria

Plainfield as a Canton alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 193 km, better on 5 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

  • Foreign residents: 6.1% Plainfield vs 1.1% Canton+466%
  • Median gross pay, city: €4,830 Plainfield vs €2,624 Canton+84%
  • Residents: 50,043 Plainfield vs 13,297 Canton+276%
  • Unemployment: 3.8% Plainfield vs 7.2% Canton−48%
  • Nearest airport: 9.0 km Plainfield vs 31.0 km Canton−71%
  • Median gross pay, region: €4,043 Plainfield vs €3,415 Cantonno percentage
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.8 µg/m³ Plainfield vs 9.1 µg/m³ Canton−14%
Full comparisonMore about Plainfield

Alternative cities in United States

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All United States cities
California City13,300 residentsPoquoson13,292 residentsUrbana13,304 residentsLoveland13,288 residentsSedro-Woolley13,308 residentsCoatesville13,283 residents

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Common questions

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What is the typical salary around Canton?

The median gross salary is 3,415 EUR/month. Source: data.bls.gov.

What is the unemployment rate in Canton?

The unemployment rate is 7.23 %. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is the air quality good in Canton?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9.11 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024.

How many people live in Canton?

The published population is 13,297 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.

How many foreign residents live in Canton?

270 residents hold a foreign nationality. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is Canton a good place to live?

Canton may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

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  1. ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
  2. ACS median gross rent api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-07-04
  3. ACS total population api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-07-04
  4. CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage data.cdc.gov · checked 2026-06-30
  5. CDC mammography screening rate data.cdc.gov · checked 2026-06-30
  6. Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS) api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-08-03
  7. Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-08-03
  8. data.bls.gov data.bls.gov · checked 2026-08-27
  9. EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-07-01
  10. EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024 aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-07-26
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  1. FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-07-01
  2. HRSA mental health provider ratio data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-06-30
  3. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
  4. NCES CCD public school count nces.ed.gov · checked 2026-06-30
  5. NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-06-30
  6. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
  7. OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
  8. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
  9. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program www2.census.gov · checked 2026-08-03
  10. Verizon 300 Mbps home internet verizon.com · checked 2026-09-15
  11. Visible unlimited mobile plan visible.com · checked 2026-09-15
  12. Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS) api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-09-11
  13. Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-07-26

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