Downtown Canton

Canton, OH

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Downtown Canton - Canton, OH Area Guide

The historic heart of Canton

Restaurants Shopping Entertainment Artistic Trendy

As the heart of the city, Downtown Canton is a great choice for anyone who enjoys living near a huge variety of dining, entertainment, and shopping options. Downtown Canton is filled with restaurants, bars, live music venues, and more. Downtown also boasts a thriving arts scene, so you’ll find galleries, studios, and performing arts venues like the historic Canton Palace Theatre across the district. This vibrant locale hosts a plethora of events throughout the year including farmers markets, outdoor movie screenings, art walks, and annual festivals. Along with historic lofts, Downtown Canton has mid-rise and high-rise apartments available for rent.

Rent Trends

As of April 2026, the average apartment rent in Downtown Canton is $1,673 for one bedroom, $1,826 for two bedrooms, and $4,960 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Downtown Canton has increased by 1.1% in the past year.

  • 1 BR

  • 942 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,673/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 1,201 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,826/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 2,899 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $4,960/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Moderately Walkable

Walkability

70 / 100

Some Public Transit

Transit

40 / 100

Exceptionally Drivable

Drivability

100 / 100

Fairly Bikeable

Bikeability

40 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 15 Minute Walk

Groceries

70 / 100

Good Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

60 / 100

Good Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

60 / 100

Fair Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

40 / 100

Recreation

Large Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

70 / 100

Fair Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

40 / 100

Local Vibe

Vibrant Atmosphere at Times

Vibrancy

40 / 100

Good Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

60 / 100

Moderately Noisy

Quiet Score

40 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Hoover-Price Planetarium
  • Sippo Lake Park and Exploration Gateway
  • Petros Lake Park
  • Molly Stark Park
  • Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail Park

Airports

  • Akron-Canton Regional

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.