A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $350 more a month in Independence

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Independence$2,440/mo

Typical home $373K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.57% · or rent about $1,383/mo · Housing →

Canfield$2,090/mo

Typical home $330K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.31% · or rent about $788/mo · Housing →

The difference: $350 a month, about $4,200 a year, between Independence and Canfield.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Independence places higher on 11 of 19 OH lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Ohio ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety

B−IndependenceSafer than 54% of U.S. towns –CanfieldNot graded

Schools

AIndependenceBetter than 93% of districts in the state –CanfieldNot graded

Health

AIndependenceHealthier than 94% of U.S. towns ACanfieldHealthier than 86% of U.S. towns

11Independence

8Canfield

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Cheapest rentCost of living · 999 towns #883#167 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 1041 towns #129#801 Most conserved landOutdoors · 970 towns #75#520 Highest graduation rateSchools · 911 towns #23#255 Fastest growingGrowth · 1036 towns #195#386 Lowest property taxCost of living · 1041 towns #919#756 Most affordableCost of living · 1041 towns #864#744 Shortest commuteGetting around · 1041 towns #420#304

Left end = #1 in Ohio. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Independence’s rankings →

Where they are

51 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

IndependenceOH CanfieldOH

Independence ↔ Canfield51 miles apart

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Only big differences vs Ohio average

IndependenceCanfield

People

Population 7,534Lowest 7,649Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +6.3%Highest OH: +2.3% +2.4%Lowest OH: +2.3%

Median age 48.4±2.3Lowest 22% above OH 51.2±5.3Highest 29% above OH

Canfield and Independence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 19.2%±3.5Highest OH: 22% 15.5%±3.5Lowest OH: 22%

Independence and Canfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 25.5%±4.3Lowest OH: 18.3% 30.4%±5.1Highest OH: 18.3%

Canfield and Independence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 47.4%Highest OH: 31.5% 45.3%Lowest OH: 31.5%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4%±1.8Lowest OH: 5.6% 4.5%±1.6Highest OH: 5.6%

Canfield and Independence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $115,733±$11kHighest 62% above OH $97,439±$16kLowest 36% above OH

Independence and Canfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $309,900±$33kHighest 44% above OH $254,800±$38kLowest 19% above OH

Independence and Canfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,383±$233Highest 34% above OH $788±$146Lowest 24% below OH

Property taxmedian, yearly $4,870Highest 73% above OH $3,332Lowest 18% above OH

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 24.2%±14.6Lowest OH: 45.9% 28.9%±16.8Highest OH: 45.9%

Canfield and Independence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 2.4%Lowest OH: 13.3% 4.1%Highest OH: 13.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 90.4%Highest OH: 67.2% 84.8%Lowest OH: 67.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1960Lowest 10 yrs older than OH 1978Highest 8 yrs newer than OH

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 23 minHighest 3% below OH 22 minLowest 8% below OH

Work from home 18.7%±5.3Lowest OH: 13% 19%±5.8Highest OH: 13%

Canfield and Independence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 11.4%Highest 6.3%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.3 miHighest 8.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 6.40Highest 0.85Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Cleveland (25%)Boardman Township (14%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CanfieldFew work in Independence

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 14.9%Highest 3.4%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 2.8 miHighest 2.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miLowest 0.4 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Lowest 8Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 31.5Lowest 39.9Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #577 of 624 in OH—

School district Independence Local · Gateway Online Academy of Ohio—

High school in town Gateway Online Academy of Ohio—

Students per teacherat that high school 26.7 —

Ohio average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

Independence vs Canfield

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Where they differ most

Independence gets 36 more inches of snow a year

A typical home costs $350 more a month in Independence

Independence places higher on 11 of 19 OH lists

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