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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