Best PlacesCanton, KY 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 34,093rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank 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
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 80% of towns
- Cheap childcare$591 a month, better than 79% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 77% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 67% of towns
Where Canton ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 6% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 14% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 15% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Canton
A household needs to earn about $58,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Canton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $66,685, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 0.64%, 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 7 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 smaller 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 education and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Canton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Canton.
What the weather is like in Canton, month by month
Canton sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 37° | 30° |
| April | 70° | 59° | 49° |
| July | 89° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 73° | 61° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Canton
The nearest airport, Barkley Regional, is about 50 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 84 miles away.
The best schools in and around Canton
Schools across Canton average a C−, better than 23% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lyon County Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Trigg County Intermediate SchoolC · 31% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lyon County Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Trigg County Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Lyon County High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Trigg County High SchoolD+ · 25% 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 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Canton
Is Canton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Canton ranks 34,093rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, an educated workforce, and affordable childcare, and lowest on health outcomes and empty homes. 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 $226,097. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $66,685 median income, cost of living beats 43% of towns.
Is Canton safe?
Yes, Canton is safer than 77% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $200 per resident a year.
Compare Canton with other towns
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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