Best PlacesCanton, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Canton, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Canton ranks 738th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Canton
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Canton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Canton ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 96% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of cities
- State fiscal healthBetter than 83% of cities
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 81% of cities
- QuietBetter than 80% of cities
Where Canton ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 7% of cities
- BikingBetter than only 7% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 8% of cities
- Short commute30.0 minutes each way, better than only 25% of cities
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 27% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Canton
A household needs to earn about $119,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Canton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $112,542; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Canton's effective rate of 0.70%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Canton
Canton's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Canton.
Who works in Canton, and how
Work in Canton centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Canton
Canton has more restaurants and bars per resident than 72% of cities and more parkland per resident than 81% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Canton and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Canton, month by month
Canton sees roughly 100 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs March through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 42° | 35° |
| April | 73° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 75° | 63° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Canton
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International sits about 40 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 51.5 million passengers in 2025, with 278 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Canton
Schools across Canton average a B−, better than 56% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Bascomb Elementary SchoolA · 69% proficient
- Sixes Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Macedonia Elementary SchoolA− · 59% proficient
Top middle schools
- Creekland Middle SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Freedom Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Dean Rusk Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Creekview High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Cherokee High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Sequoyah High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Canton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Canton measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Canton against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Canton suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 81% of cities and 22% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Canton
Is Canton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Canton ranks 738th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on a strong job market, tree cover, and state finances, and lowest on cell coverage and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Canton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $461,880. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $112,542 median income, cost of living beats 81% of cities.
Is Canton safe?
Yes, Canton is safer than 70% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $237 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Canton?
July highs average about 89 degrees, and January highs near 52 with lows near 35. That works out to about 100 pleasant days a year, more than 60% of cities.
Is Canton good for families?
Schools beat 56% of cities, crime safety beats 70%, and childcare runs $919 a month.
Compare Canton with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Canton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Canton represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Canton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Canton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Canton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Canton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Canton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Canton detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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