Canton
What’s happening
Weather
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Local news
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Outdoors in Canton
Parks & trails →Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
How Canton ranks
All →Town numbers
Housing in Canton
The typical Canton home is worth about $807,000, up 2.7% in a year, 22% above the Massachusetts typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Canton
Safety Grade B-
Canton reports less crime per resident than 52% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Massachusetts has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Canton sits closer to the middle.
Schools in Canton
All Canton schools →School Grade B+
The public schools Canton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 73% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MA. Ratings are from neighbors.
Where Canton is
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