What is the cost of living in Canton-Massillon?

Canton-Massillon has a Regional Price Parity (RPP) of 89.4, where 100 represents the national average. Housing costs index at 58.1, which is below the national average. The average 2-bedroom rent is $1,086/month.

What is the median salary in Canton-Massillon?

The median salary in Canton-Massillon is $60,078 annually (mean: $63,241). Top occupations include Fast Food and Counter Workers, Retail Salespersons, Home Health and Personal Care Aides.

How safe is Canton-Massillon?

The violent crime rate in the Canton-Massillon area is 293 per 100,000 population (state-level data). Property crime rate is 1545 per 100K.

What are the schools like in Canton-Massillon?

The state of OH has 3,586 schools (state-level data, no metro-level federal count exists) with an average student-teacher ratio of 18.2:1. Charter schools make up 9.3% of all schools.

How much does childcare cost in Canton-Massillon?

Infant center-based childcare in the Canton-Massillon area averages $11,791 per year. Preschool averages $9,394/year. These are state-level averages.

Is Canton-Massillon a good place to relocate?

Canton-Massillon has a Life Score of 53.4/100 (D), based on 7 of 7 available dimensions among cost of living, wages, rent, crime, schools, childcare, and environment (missing dims omitted, weights renormalized). This is a middle-of-the-pack score, where the composite lands for most US metros; look at individual dimensions to see the real trade-offs.

Where does Canton-Massillon sit among US metros on LiveAbility?

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite, Canton-Massillon ranks #207 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). That ordinal matches the /rankings/livability listing. See /methodology#corpus-placement for the exact sort basis.

Relocation profile · Federal data

Canton-Massillon, OH

BEA RPP 89.4 ranks #87 of 387 scored metros for lower prices (cheaper third).

Compiled by PlainRelocate · June 15, 2026

89.4
Cost index (US=100): $1,086
2BR rent / mo: $60,078
Median salary: 50.7
LiveAbility Score

The verdict

As of June 2026, Canton-Massillon ranks #207 of 387 US metros on the LiveAbility Score (50.7/100), with its strongest marks in housing and cost of living.

#207
of 387 US metros · Near median: 11,883,304
metro-area population: 293
violent crimes per 100K (state-level): 3,586
schools in the state (NCES)

Weakest dimension: schools (20/100). Weigh every dimension against your own priorities, use the City Finder to re-rank by what matters to you.

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite (BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, EPA, NOAA, and FEMA inputs), Canton-Massillon ranks #207 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). Cost-of-living index 89.4 (100 = national average), median 2-bedroom rent $1,086/mo, median salary $60,078; LiveAbility Score 50.7/100, strongest in housing and cost of living.

Signature: BEA RPP 89.4 ranks #87 of 387 scored metros for lower prices (cheaper third).

Purchasing power opens up: BEA RPP 89.4 lands in the cheaper third of scored metros (cuts at 91.5 / 97.0). Median 2BR rent $1,086/mo.

LiveAbility 50.7/100 keeps Canton-Massillon in the middle third (#207 of 387).

BLS OEWS total employment in the Canton-Massillon area is 155,600.

Canton-Massillon vs all US metros by LiveAbility Score

Where this metro's LiveAbility Score falls among every scored US metro (composite placement, not a desirability verdict)

51 Top 54% higher than 46% of 387 US metros

Metros banded by LiveAbility Score (0–100)

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Source PlainRelocate LiveAbility Score · June 2026

Canton-Massillon housing and rent

HUD Fair Market Rents for the Canton-Massillon MSA; housing RPP 58.1 (100 = national average); 2BR $1,086/mo.

Studio

$749

/month

1 Bedroom

$846

/month

2 Bedroom

$1,086

/month

3 Bedroom

$1,371

/month

4 Bedroom

$1,451

/month

Canton-Massillon wages and employment

Canton-Massillon posts 155,600 total employment with median salary $60,078 against a cheaper-than-average RPP.

Median Salary

$60,078

Mean Salary

$63,241

Total Employment

155,600

Top Occupations by Employment

Occupation	Median Salary
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$27,760
Retail Salespersons	$29,480
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$31,850
General and Operations Managers	$82,720
Stockers and Order Fillers	$34,500

Schools & Education

State-level education data for the Canton-Massillon area from NCES.

Schools

3,586

Enrollment

1,675,943

Student:Teacher

18.2:1

Title I %

Childcare Costs

State-average childcare costs for the Canton-Massillon area (DOL data).

Infant (Center)

$11,791

per year

Toddler (Center)

$10,686

per year

Preschool (Center)

$9,394

per year

Life Score Breakdown

Canton-Massillon's composite Life Score is 53.4/100 (D), computed across 7 of 7 dimensions.

Cost

78/100

Strong

Wages

23/100

Weak

Rent

85/100

Elite

Crime

59/100

Above average

Schools

80/100

Elite

Childcare

33/100

Weak

Environment

4/100

Bottom decile

LiveAbility Score

View full rankings →

Canton-Massillon ranks #207 out of 387 metros with a LiveAbility Score of 50.7/100 - a composite of 8 of 8 quality-of-life dimensions from federal data. Customize the weights to match your priorities →

Strongest dimension: Housing (85/100)

Housing

85
Cost of living

78
Safety

59
Low hazard

53
Climate

37
Air quality

29
Job market

23
Schools

20

What this shows Canton-Massillon's strongest dimensions are housing and cost of living; its weakest among scored dims is schools at 20/100. Default weights: cost 18%, jobs & housing 15% each, safety & schools 12%, air & hazard 10%, climate 8%.

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Metros near Canton-Massillon on cost, LiveAbility, or wages

Nearest out-of-state neighbors to Canton-Massillon on BEA RPP, LiveAbility, or BLS median salary, a different lens than the size-ranked list.

Similar cost of living (BEA RPP)

Similar LiveAbility score

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS OES, FBI UCR, NCES, DOL, EPA June 2026

Canton-Massillon cost figures follow BEA Regional Price Parities and HUD Fair Market Rents; Canton-Massillon wages and LiveAbility inputs follow BLS OEWS plus the federal sources listed in methodology. This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Scores are federal-data percentiles, not a move recommendation. How this data is sourced.

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