Canton, MS vs Madison, MS

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricCanton, MSMadison, MS
Population10,81127,946
Median Household Income$38,337$119,338
Median Rent$989/mo$1,853/mo
Median Home Value$112,000$352,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)8989
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income52.7%49.9%
Poverty Rate33.3%4.8%
Unemployment Rate3.1% (county)2.6%
Violent Crime Rate /100k—*21
Property Crime Rate /100k—*410
Median AQI——
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs91°F92°F
Winter Lows35°F39°F
Snowfall1 in/yr1 in/yr
Avg Commute22.9 min24.2 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating3.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher15.713.1
College Degree Rate25.5%64.2%
Foreign-Born %4%6%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-0.5%+3.0%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Canton (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.