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Canton vs Monroe
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Canton has the most people working from home (25.7%).
Monroe has the most affordable homes ($165k median).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Canton | Monroe |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 24,748Highest |
122Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13% MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 42.6±2.3Lowest 7% above MA |
60.2±9.9Highest 51% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±2.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
16.4%±28Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Canton and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 18.8%±2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
31.1%±27.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Monroe and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 67.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
19.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
9%±18.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Monroe and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $143,381±$9k 38% above MA |
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| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $710,600±$27kHighest 26% above MA |
$165,000±$141kLowest 71% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,315±$178 31% above MA |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,560Highest 9% above MA |
$2,053Lowest 66% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.4%±9.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Canton and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
38.5%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
75.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 16 yrs newer than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minLowest 23% above MA |
56 minHighest 93% above MA |
| Work from home | 25.7%±3.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
0%±41.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Canton and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #81 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Blue Hills Regional Vocational Technical · Canton | — |
| High school in town | Canton High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.1 |
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MA average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.