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Canton is a big small town of 10,811 people in Madison County, Mississippi. It's about 22 miles from Jackson, MS and 174 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $112k and rent runs about $989 a month.
10,811people
$112kTypical home
$989/moRent
92° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
251Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,811
- Part of a metro area
- About 508 people per sq mi
- 174 mi to Memphis, TN
- 22 mi to Jackson, MS
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $112k (≈$706/mo)
- Median rent $989/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (78 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (229 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 23% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to JAN airport
- 169 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 233 ft
- 153 mi to the ocean
- 157 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 232 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 95 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 80 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Madison County: R+17 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk