Living in Canal Fulton, OH
Canal Fulton is a big small town of 5,337 people in Stark County, Ohio. It's about 13 miles from Canton, OH and 41 miles from Cleveland, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $189k and rent runs about $885 a month.
5,337people
$189kTypical home
$885/moRent
85° / 36°Summer / winter
37"Snow
198Sunny days
144Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,337
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,487 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 13 mi to Canton, OH
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $189k (≈$1,192/mo)
- Median rent $885/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 198 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 167 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 144 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (289 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (680 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 23% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to CAK airport
- 38 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 994 ft
- 276 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 68 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 682 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 150 bars within 25 mi
- 216 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 47 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stark County: R+22 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk