MetricCanton, MSPearl, MS
Population10,81127,737
Median Household Income$38,337$61,695
Median Rent$989/mo$1,175/mo
Median Home Value$112,000$182,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)8989
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income52.7%56.1%
Poverty Rate33.3%12.2%
Unemployment Rate3.1% (county)2.6%
Violent Crime Rate /100k—*83
Property Crime Rate /100k—*646
Median AQI——
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs91°F91°F
Winter Lows35°F38°F
Snowfall1 in/yr1 in/yr
Avg Commute22.9 min23.8 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating3.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher15.714.3
College Degree Rate25.5%28.1%
Foreign-Born %4%4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-0.5%+6.7%

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.