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A town of 8,269. Public schools that outperform most of Pennsylvania.
Canton Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $148K for a typical one, or 2 years of the Pittsburgh metro’s $76K median household income. It grades B overall, ranked 540th of 1032 in Pennsylvania. The low prices come with trade-offs. The median household income is $61K, and 20% of residents live below the poverty line. On the plus side, its public schools beat 84% of Pennsylvania towns on state tests and graduation. 20% of residents live below the poverty line in Canton Township, against 7.6% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Nesbit-Walker Farm is on the National Register of Historic Places. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 72% of U.S. towns.
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 4 maps from 1907 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →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 pairs an A− for schools with modest home prices, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has homes that are cheap against local pay.
Its A− for schools comes with an A− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $148K.
Its public schools are run by Trinity Area SD. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity North El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–3 | Grades K–3 | 232 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Jobs based here fell from 2,772 in 2013 to 2,058.
Most working residents leave Canton Township for work: only 6% work in town. Since 2013, Canton Township has lost 714 jobs, to 2,058 in 2023. The top destinations are Washington (12%), Pittsburgh (7%) and Chartiers Township (6%).
| Canton Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $61,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.9% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Canton Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Canton Township is 83°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 9,108 U.S. towns with household incomes like Canton Township’s, it is healthier than 61%, so its C+ isn’t only a matter of income.
Canton Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 39% of Canton Township adults have obesity.
| Canton Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 80% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Canton Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 6.9% | 5.8% |
| More adults with arthritis | 35.9% | 30.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 9% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 58% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 49 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Canton Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Town&Country Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
At 2 years of the Pittsburgh metro’s $76K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 90% of Pennsylvania towns; that ratio is one input to its A− for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $1,553, against $3,311 across Pennsylvania, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Canton Township’s median rent is $868 a month.
| Canton Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $868 a month | $1,116 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 83% | 78% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Canton Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
23 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
23 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
27 mi Theme parkKennywood
23 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints Arena
12 mi MuseumMeadowcroft RockshelterAcrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · PPG Paints Arena: Jleedev, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Meadowcroft Rockshelter: Lee Paxton, CC BY-SA 4.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Canton Township
About 1 of every 100 Canton Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
7 towns share a border with Canton Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canton Township | #540 | B | A− | — | A− | C+ |
| Chartiers Township | #127 | A | B | A | A− | B |
| South Strabane Township | #811 | C+ | C | D | A− | C+ |
| Buffalo Township | — | — | B− | — | B+ | C+ |
| North Franklin Township | #192 | A | A− | — | A− | C+ |
| Washington | #860 | C | B+ | — | C | D |
| Hopewell Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mount Pleasant Township | #196 | A | B | — | A− | B+ |
Buffalo Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Canton Township, Buffalo Township, North Franklin Township, Washington and Mount Pleasant Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Hopewell Township isn’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.
By most measures, yes. Canton Township grades B overall, better than 64% of U.S. towns and #540 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades C+ for health and A− for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a C−.
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $148,000, 48% below the Pennsylvania typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
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