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About Massillon
City in Ohio, United StatesMassillon is a city in western Stark County, Ohio, United States, along the Tuscarawas River. The population was 32,146 at the 2020 census. Massillon is a principal city of the Canton–Massillon metropolitan area, which includes all of Stark and Carroll counties and had a population of 401,574 in 2020. Founded in the early 19th century and incorporated in 1853, the city developed as an industrial center due to its location on the Ohio and Erie Canal and later railroad access. Steel and machinery manufacturing played a significant role in the city's economic growth. Massillon is located approximately 8 miles (13 km) west of Canton, 20 miles (32 km) south of Akron, and 50 miles (80 km) south o…
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How Massillon ranks
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Housing in Massillon
The typical Massillon home is worth about $222,000, up 3.3% in a year, 11% below the Ohio typical home.
A strong seller's market
Safety in Massillon
Not graded
A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Massillon's police department reported only 2024 and 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.
Health in Massillon
Health Grade D
Healthier than 13% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Ohio
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 20 are too close to call.
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Schools in Massillon
All Massillon schools →School Grade C+
The public schools Massillon’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 59% of Ohio’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
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 OH. Ratings are from neighbors.
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