Canton, Ohio SperlingViews

Canton's a fairly nice city (lots of trees) with better than average museums,etc., for a city of its size. However, the economy is terrible and the sight of so many stores and shops closing is depressing. People here are extremely friendly and the cost of living is relatively low. Overall, Canton's an okay place to live.

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A great place to live - 2/16/2012

Canton is a great place to live. In the city there are plenty of parks, museums (President Mckinley Museum, First Ladies Museum and the Pro Football Hall of Fame), art gallery, D-league basketball, area league football, excellent players guild. Even in the winter there's near by skiing, not to mention plenty of hills for your taboggans. Exellent road system and public transportion makes it easy to get a round and below average cost of living index are additonal plus. [read more...]

Children - 5/14/2011

Canton holds child support from children for half a year and I would never live in a place that keeps money from children.[read more...]

Can't wait to leave. - 7/27/2010

I moved to Canton to teach and coach football and aside from those two things I can't wait to be out of there next year. The city is boring. There is nothing to do on the weekends (during the off-season)that is at all exciting and most of the city is full of older people. There are no cool neighborhoods that you can go out in and enjoy yourself. I'm from Cleveland and I know Cleveland isn't all that great, but Canton make C-Town look like Manhattan.[read more...]

say what you will... but Canton OH has been good t - 3/29/2010

I've been enjoying the site, comparing places I've been with places I might be going. Then I stumbled upon some reviews for Canton Ohio, where I currently am. I was surprised that comments seemed so far removed from my experiences that I thought I'd write and add a dissenting voice. Canton Oh is a Midwest, blue collar town. I grew up here then moved away. But as we age, and our parents age, sometimes we find ourselves back in our hometowns whether we planned it or now. Thus... I'm back in Canton OH. And you know what... I'm surprised. I'm an artist and lived in the greater Denver CO area for many years. When I first moved "home", I was very concerned... that as an artist I might starve. But I've been amazingly surprised at Canton Ohio's effort to support the arts. If you tour downtown Canton OH you'll see amazing public works of art, exciting galleries in the downtown area. And most importantly, you'll sense a spirit of rebirth and camaraderie among those of us involved with this new "Arts District." We're grateful to find kindred spirits and especially grateful to be supported in this small Midwest town. So say what you may... if you're near Canton OH, come downtown on the First Friday of the month and you'll be amazed at the talent, the excitement and the fun that can be generated in what used to be a nondescript midwest town. Go Canton su nimon journeystudios.com[read more...]

it sucks! - 11/13/2009

Also Canton residents are VERY RUDE! you very rarely bump into someone at the store and them not give you a dirty look. if you want to live in a place with kind people this is not it!!!![read more...]

You don't want to live here - 10/17/2009

I was born and raised in Canton. I hate it people are so selfish and rude most of the time. Employers are the worse. They have so may people to choose from due to unemployment have no respect for the employees generally. Housing, Well good luck with that. With most people making min. wage hard to make a living at all here.[read more...]

Please don't move here! - 6/20/2009

I have lived in Canton almost my entire life. All I can say is that Canton has become a great big GHETTO! There are no jobs, crime is rampant, drug deals and prostitution goes on in broad daylight, the "homeless" stand at every Wal-mart parking lot holding signs begging for money, all while smoking cigarettes! This city invests no money into the children of this city(believe I know, I have 5) All they do seem to care about is McKinley basketball and football. Wow we have the pro football HOF and a parade and induction once a year. This does not a city make. The income taxes are terrible(straight 2% regardless) and then they still expect you to be responsible for everything. What exactly does our tax dollars go to? I hate living here and feel unsafe at night. After I'm out of my degree program, we are leaving this terrible city and state![read more...]

Canton's Okay - 9/21/2008

Canton's a fairly nice city (lots of trees) with better than average museums,etc., for a city of its size. However, the economy is terrible and the sight of so many stores and shops closing is depressing. People here are extremely friendly and the cost of living is relatively low. Overall, Canton's an okay place to live.[read more...]

I've lived in Canton for 19 years and have watched - 4/4/2007

you are a community activist trying to save drug addicts and prostitutes. There are absolutely no jobs other than minimum wage, if you can find one, there are tons of sex offenders, and mostly, it seems that every young man, even those with potential, are doing the only thing they can in this city to survive, better known as selling crack. There is so much drug related crime that it's scary to let your kids play outside, even in the 'nice' areas. I know four or five people PERSONALLY who have been killed over the last couple years. People don't smile and wave, they look at everyone as a suspect, for good reason. I can't wait to leave, but right now have to remain in this city to take care of aging parents. This is a terrible town to raise children or try to make a life.[read more...]

good place to save money - 1/29/2007

cost of living is very low, city is really not the pretty, but its nice in the summer, it is a good place to save money, unlike Los Angeles, you can rent a three story house for the price of one bed room apt in LA.[read more...]

What happened to this place - 12/21/2006

This city has terrible schools. Graduation rate is about 60% for the city. Unemployment is much higher than reported, it is just most people have run out of benefits. The crime rate is through the roof. The average non-professional worker earns around $8.00 per hour. The foreclosure listing in the weekly paper is at least two pages long. There are abandoned houses on every block. I would not recommend moving to this place if you want children and want them to have a future.[read more...]

sad Canton - 11/24/2006

I moved here several years back from the west coast. I just hate the area and the schools. But I feel the street people mentality is the worst I have ever seen. It’s like living among a community of drug addicts. Petty crime seems to be the only form of entertainment for the young and alcoholism seems to be the way of the older generation. The unemployment is high and the job wages are low. Local government says that the economy is growing; yet there are 19-20% of the residents living below the federal poverty guidelines. I feel that Canton is a places to run from.[read more...]

Crime Over Night - 10/17/2006

I moved back to Canton Ohio in 2005 for a short period. I was born and raised there. I have to tell you a real story. My wife and I moved into an apartment for 4 Months to decide where we are going to move too, because we both lost our jobs. It happened about 2 months in living there, when are Van was broken into. We were living in the nice area of Canton back then. That is when we decided to move within 2 more months out of OHIO. Canton is not a safe place anymore because of the high unemployment and the low life’s that come with it. The people are rude and do not care about anybody else but themselves that live there. This also includes people that go to church there. I could not believe how church people act there now. Canton change for the worse, this is when I left in 1988 and went back in 2005. I do not recommend Canton, Ohio for any young person to raise a family there.[read more...]

NO on Canton, Ohio.. - 8/7/2006

For a city of only 79,000.. you have a high concentration of LOW LIFE.. WAY too much, with people just out "milling around".. looking for something to get into.. A lot of sex offenders, ex cons, and the same people in and out of jail, wrecking havoc on peoples lives.... HOOKERS galore, pimps, drug dealers, and people just screaming in the streets, in the middle of the night, early morning.....CHEAP housing,is expected, and is...The really oustanding things, are that the City of Canton, has a GREAT mayor, Mayor Janet Weir Creighton, and just as outstanding, is the Canton City Police Chief, Dean McKimm..ALSO, Canton has a terrific police force...Unfortunately the mentality in Canton, what there is of it, goes in a big circle, and ends up where it started..NOT a people, with vision, for the most part..... A very prominent "redneck" attitude, prevails, and if you go outside the general mode, people run for fear of the unknown..Very clannish and clicky, with a small town mentality....LOTS of crime, and low life behavior patterns..Canton is trying to make a comeback, and no one could be in a better place to make that happen, then the current Mayor, and the current Police chief, mentioned above.....People with a normal lifestyle, and the $$$$ to get out, FLEE to the burbs, where they can buy a decent car, without the fear of someone looking in it by day, and breaking into it, by night..Someone banging on your door to "use the phone", or hitting you up for 'a ride".. MANY alcoholics....with people just milling around, block by block....Yep, thats Canton, Ohio....HIGH tolerance and "Pity" for criminals, with Cantons HUGE array of "social helps groups", and very little justice, for those living right.. HOWEVER, the Canton Police Chief, DOESNT play that, and neither does the Canton Police Force....[read more...]