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Ann Arbor, MI vs Canton, OH

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- Household income in Canton, is 53% less than it is in Ann Arbor and is 99% below the National Average.
- Ann Arbor unemployment rate is 3.5%.
- Canton unemployment rate is 6.5%.
 Ann Arbor, MICanton, OHUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth38.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.5%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$47,883  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$34,611$69,021
 Family Median Income$123,351  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Ann Arbor, MICanton, OHUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock19.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock16.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock5.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Ann Arbor, MICanton, OHUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.8%6.5%
 Community, social services2.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.6%1.2%
 Education, library19.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock9.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support14.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair1.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock21.7%13.1%
Reviews for Ann Arbor    49 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Highly educated city. traffic and parking is bad. university culture is nice, not sure about elsewhere. no good pizza! if you're looking for food, I recommend "a taste  More

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Uh, compared to my other favorite college towns this one lacks flavor. Safer and kinda pretty, but not the greenest place, it's fine. Good restaurants, music, art,  More

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Over 10 years ago

Ann Arbor bus service (AATA) is quite good. The Detroit Metro Airport is only a 20 min. drive away and is also quite good. The traffic in Ann Arbor is usually mild  More

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Reviews for Canton    18 Reviews

It is hard to discuss Canton without putting it into the larger context of Northeast Ohio(Cleveland/Akron/Canton) Canton itself has added a nice Arts district, miles  More

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Over 9 years ago

Grew up in Ohio, spent the first 25 years of life there and enjoyed. On the East Coast in Boston, MA now. It was a good place for a kid. If you have any ambition at  More

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Over 11 years ago

Canton, Oh is a rathole yes this place will suck the life out of you, yes there are plenty of prostitutes, drug dealers and users everything is true. Your chance of  More

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