Cost Of Living in Canton, TX

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Canton	Texas	National
Cost of living	93	92	100
Goods & Services	96	96	100
Groceries	97	96	100
Health care	99	94	100
Housing	79	83	100
Transportation	102	92	100
Utilities	107	104	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Canton is equal to the Texas average
The cost of living in Canton is 7% lower than the national average
Canton housing is 21% lower than the national average
Texas general sales tax is 22% higher than the national average
Texas state income tax is 100% lower than the national average

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$50,027	$4,169	$1,167	$1,501
Renters	$46,023	$3,835	$1,074	$1,381

Texas Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Texas	6.25%	8.25%

Texas Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Texas	0%	0%

Goods & Services

Item	Canton	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$26.75	$24.26	10.3%
Beauty Salon	$54.44	$45.56	19.5%
Toothpaste	$3.73	$3.70	0.7%
Shampoo	$1.22	$1.28	4.7%
Movie	$9.77	$12.13	19.5%
Bowling	$9.72	$18.00	46.0%

Groceries

Item	Canton	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.50	$5.84	5.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.58	$1.57	0.5%
Milk	$4.54	$4.67	2.8%
Potatoes	$5.05	$4.93	2.3%
Pizza	$11.49	$12.09	4.9%
Beer	$10.44	$10.41	0.2%

Health Care

Item	Canton	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$126.64	$125.68	0.8%
Doctor	$111.98	$135.78	17.5%
Dentist	$120.97	$113.29	6.8%
Ibuprofen	$10.42	$10.65	2.2%
Lipitor	$526.57	$468.60	12.4%

Housing

Item	Canton	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$120,300.00	$184,700.00	34.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,017.54	$2,346.69	14.0%
Apartment Rent	$1,045.00	$949.00	10.1%

Transportation

Item	Canton	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.08	$3.46	10.9%
Tire Balancing	$79.11	$59.92	32.0%

Utilities

Item	Canton	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$209.92	$193.99	8.2%
Phone	$199.93	$192.25	4.0%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Grand Saline, TX	3,148	84	16.1%
Wills Point, TX	3,614	95	4.9%
Mabank, TX	3,743	90	9.6%
Fruitvale, TX	561	91	8.7%
Edgewood, TX	1,759	92	8.3%
Canton, TX	3,888	93	7.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Butte, AK	3,888	126	25.6%
Saint-Ambroise, QC	3,888	n/a
Colorado City, TX	3,887	80	20.2%
Métabetchouan--Lac-à-la-Croix, QC	3,887	n/a
Angels, CA	3,889	134	34.0%
Canton, TX	3,888	93	7.4%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

Cost of Living in Canton, TX