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Cost of living in West Canton, North Carolina

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,223 a month.

West Canton is a Census community, not a separate city government in North Carolina. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $34,464 a year.

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People
1,412
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,223
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$34,464
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$197,000
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,250
Haywood County, NC

West Canton, North Carolina has about 1,412 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $197,000.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Haywood County is $1,250 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in West Canton. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

North Carolina's prices sit at 94.3 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.

North Carolina taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not West Canton's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical North Carolina home paid 15.16¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not West Canton's bill.

EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for North Carolina in the table we use.

Among 407 places we list in North Carolina with a rent figure, 127 have higher typical rent than West Canton.

Nearby places

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USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.

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Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.

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Bigger places in North Carolina

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.