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CITY PROFILE

Canton, OH

WHAT LIVING HERE IS LIKE

Canton is a smaller metro with one of the more affordable housing markets in our dataset, making it accessible if cost of living is a priority. Expect a temperate four-season climate with moderate sunshine and moderate rainfall throughout the year—no extremes, but genuine winters and summers with fairly typical precipitation.

By the numbers

Typical home value$219K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI)
Typical rent$1,084/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI)
Average temperature10°C · warmest 23°C · coolest -3.7°C · NASA POWER
Annual precipitation995 mm · NASA POWER
Sunshine (solar energy)3.8 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean)
Metro size rank (US)#137 · Zillow SizeRank

Match scores

  • Affordable to buy93
  • Affordable to rent91
  • Climate comfort46
  • Plenty of sunshine37
  • Big-city amenities67

Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.