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Cost of living in East Canton, Ohio

East Canton, Ohio has about 1,427 people. Typical rent is $859 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $57,364 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.

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Typical rent is $859 a month.

East Canton is a village in Ohio. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $57,364 a year.

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People
1,427
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$859
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$57,364
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$147,000
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,049
Canton-Massillon, OH MSA

East Canton, Ohio has about 1,427 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $147,000.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Stark County is $1,049 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in East Canton. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Canton-Massillon, OH metro area, prices sit at 89.4 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Ohio taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.3% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not East Canton's exact store tax.

Some places in Ohio add a local wage tax. In 2023 the state average was about 1.20% of income. That is not a East Canton bill.

In July 2026, a typical Ohio home paid 19.45¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not East Canton's bill.

In 2025, all-grades gas in Ohio averaged $3.06 a gallon. EIA prints this yearly price for only some states.

Among 618 places we list in Ohio with a rent figure, 409 have higher typical rent than East Canton.

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Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.