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Akron vs Canton

Akron, OH compared with Canton, OH · 20 miles apart

Akron has 189,691 residents to Canton’s 69,001. Akron comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +. Canton does better on median rent, average commute, price to income.

Akron, OH Canton, OH
Population 189,691 69,001
Density (per sq mi) 3,063 2,623
Median household income $48,076 $43,188
Median home value $122,000 $97,800
Median rent $955 $850
Homeownership 50.7% 48.7%
Average commute 22.2 min 19.1 min
Median age 36.9 35.2
Bachelor's degree + 23.6% 16.4%
Poverty rate 23.3% 27.4%
Unemployment 7.8% 7.8%
Price to income 2.5× 2.3×

Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.

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