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In Canton (Massachusetts), unemployment is 4% (2024).

Annual PM2.5 was 5.6 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0726 sources

Median gross salary6,758EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings)
Median rent2,139EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25031 (Median Gross Rent by Bedrooms)
Unemployment rate4%country median 4.6% — 12% belowOfficial source · api.bls.gov
Recorded crime830offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — 48% belowOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting
PM2.5, annual mean5.57µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)

Lower unemployment than 61% of American cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 78% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than 84% of American cities that publish it.

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

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Housing and cost

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 internet21Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan22Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)2,198 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)6Official
Median monthly rent2,139 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25031 (Median Gross Rent by Bedrooms)4Official
Recorded property crimes138 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)10Official

Is Canton a good place to live?

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Remote worker35%strong on work, weak on legal route · range 26–44%
Skilled employee45%strong on work, weak on education · range 36–54%
Student33%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 23–43%
Family33%strong on family, weak on education · range 24–42%
Retirement32%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 21–43%

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Canton?

The median gross salary is about 6,758 EUR/month (2020-2024). Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings)3

City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions.

What is the unemployment rate in Canton?

The unemployment rate is 4 % (2024-M12). Source: api.bls.gov7

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Canton is 4.0%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary6,758 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings)3Official
Unemployment rate4 %country median 4.6%31 Dec 2024api.bls.gov7Official

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.

Canton median gross pay: €6,758 (ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings), 2020-12-31).
Left over each month€2,660of €4,940 take-home
  • Rent
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  • Mobile
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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.€4,940
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− €2,198
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€2,660
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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.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents570 per 100,00031 Dec 2023Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release8Official · county

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 was 830 incidents per 100,000 residents at the end of 2024.

How safe is Canton?

Police recorded about 830 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.

  • Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents: 830 offences per 100,000 · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting11
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
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents830 offences per 100,000country median 1,58631 Dec 2024FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting11Official
Recorded violent crimes66 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)10Official

Mobility and administration

Canton's nearest airport was BOS, 25 km away and offered 103 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport103 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights17Official
Distance to the nearest major airport25 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports18Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)BOS3 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.

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Climate and air quality

Canton's monthly mean temperatures were −2.8°C in January and 22.3°C in July. Canton's monthly precipitation totalled 113.3 mm in January and 87 mm in July. For Canton, average peak PM2.5 was 22.7 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in Canton?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.6 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

  • PM2.5 — annual mean: 5.57 µg/m³ · US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)20
Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
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 5.6 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 mean5.57 µg/m³31 Dec 2024US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)20Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 1.5 · Feb 3 · Mar 7.1 · Apr 13.7 · May 19.6 · Jun 24.4 · Jul 27.6 · Aug 26.8 · Sep 22.4 · Oct 16 · Nov 9.9 · Dec 4.3 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)12Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -7.1 · Feb -6.2 · Mar -2.5 · Apr 2.9 · May 8.5 · Jun 13.6 · Jul 17.1 · Aug 16.6 · Sep 12.7 · Oct 6.6 · Nov 1.4 · Dec -3.6 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)12Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -2.8 · Feb -1.6 · Mar 2.3 · Apr 8.3 · May 14.1 · Jun 19 · Jul 22.3 · Aug 21.7 · Sep 17.5 · Oct 11.3 · Nov 5.6 · Dec 0.4 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)12Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 113.3 · Feb 100.8 · Mar 138 · Apr 117.2 · May 96.5 · Jun 116 · Jul 87 · Aug 97.8 · Sep 107.2 · Oct 134.4 · Nov 109.8 · Dec 135.4 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)12Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading22.7 µg/m³31 Dec 2024US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)20Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean5.57 µg/m³31 Dec 2024US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)20Official · nearest-station reading
Annual precipitation1,353 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)13Official · nearest-station reading
Maximum July temperature27.6 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)14Official · nearest-station reading
Average annual temperature9.8 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)15Official · nearest-station reading
Minimum January temperature-7.1 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)16Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: New Bedford ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±1.0 °C, Markham (Canada) ±1.1 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±1.1 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±1.1 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±1.1 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share15.04 %31 Dec 20202024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables1Official
Foreign residents3,722 people31 Dec 20202024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables1Official
Population covered by crime statistics25,290 people31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)10Official

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.

Westwood as a Canton alternative in the same region

9 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

  • Annual PM2.5: 0.9 µg/m³ Westwood vs 5.6 µg/m³ Canton−84%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,190 Westwood vs 830 Canton+43%
  • Unemployment: 3.2% Westwood vs 4.0% Canton−20%
  • Median gross pay, city: €7,442 Westwood vs €6,758 Canton+10%
  • Foreign residents: 13.8% Westwood vs 15.0% Canton−8%
Full comparisonMore about Westwood

Cities near Canton

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Randolph 7.8 km away
Rent
1,943 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
4,209 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Walpole 8.6 km away
Rent
2,018 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
6,342 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Westwood 9.0 km away
Rent
2,359 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
7,442 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Dedham 9.4 km away
Rent
1,887 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
5,728 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Milton 10.5 km away
Rent
1,362 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
6,702 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Holbrook 11.6 km away
Rent
1,011 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
4,635 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

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Common questions

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Is the air quality good in Canton?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.6 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: US EPA Air Quality System (AQS).

How safe is Canton?

Police recorded about 830 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

What is the typical salary in Canton?

The median gross salary is about 6,758 EUR/month (2020-2024). Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings).

What is the unemployment rate in Canton?

The unemployment rate is 4 % (2024-M12). Source: api.bls.gov.

How many foreign residents live in Canton?

3,722 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed 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.

Which cities are near Canton?

Randolph, Walpole, Westwood, Readville, Dedham are near Canton. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  4. ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25031 (Median Gross Rent by Bedrooms) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
  5. ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-18
  6. 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
  7. api.bls.gov api.bls.gov · checked 2026-08-26
  8. Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-10-04
  9. download.geonames.org recorded crime data download.geonames.org · checked 2026-08-28
  10. FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip) cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-09-05
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