Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Canton Township’s subject grades is an A− for cost of living; the weakest is a D for walkability. On hazard risk, just 144 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns do worse. 12% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Canton Township, below both the Pennsylvania town median (29%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). On the outdoors, just 90 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns do worse. The biggest place to walk is State Game Lands Number 12, 667 acres with 1.7 miles of trail. Canton Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Canton Township beats most towns.
Where Canton Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Canton Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 710 in 1870, 1,735 in 2020. The archive holds 14 old photos and papers going back to 1936 and 2 maps from 1942 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Canton Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Canton Township.
Canton Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 13. 20% of Canton Township adults smoke cigarettes, against 17% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns. 16% of Canton Township adults report frequent physical distress.
| Canton Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Canton Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 8.4% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.4% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 20.4% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canton Country School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades 1–8 | Grades 1–8 | 28 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Since 2013, Canton Township has added 335 jobs, to 509 in 2023. 7.1% of workers work from home in Canton Township. The top destinations are Canton (14%), Troy (4%) and Troy Township (4%).
| Canton Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 7.1% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.1% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 75% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Canton Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Canton Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Canton Township is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
3.8 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Canton Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Canton Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.4% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 12 | 1.7 mi | 667 |
| 2. Tioga State Forest | — | 38 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Canton Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Canton Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Canton is a borough in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 1,723 at the 2020 census.
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6 towns share a border with Canton Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canton Township | — | — | A− | — | B− | C− |
| Armenia Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alba | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Union Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leroy Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| McNett Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Troy Township | — | — | A− | — | C+ | C |
Canton Township and Troy Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Canton Township and Troy Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Armenia Township, Alba, Union Township, Leroy Township and McNett Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Canton Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.