Anchorage or Canton: which is better?
US metro area: head-to-head comparison
Canton wins on more indicators: 6 of 11 against 4.
- Money: Canton 1:3
- Climate and risks: tie 3:3
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Anchorage
Indicator
Canton
Money
Better: Canton (1 : 3)Per capita income
higher is better
✓$78,485
202432% higher
✗$59,531
202424% lower
Typical rent
lower is better
✗$1,890
2026-09-3066% higher
✓$1,141
2026-09-3040% lower
Typical home value
lower is better
✗$424,607
2026-09-3095% higher
✓$217,652
2026-09-3049% lower
Price level
lower is better
✗105.4 100 = US average
202418% higher
✓89.4 100 = US average
202415% lower
Climate and risks
Tie (3 : 3)Air: median AQI
lower is better
✓26 AQI
202446% lower
✗48 AQI
202485% higher
Days with unhealthy air
tie
0 days per year
2024
0 days per year
2024
Hot days (max ≥ +30 °C)
lower is better
✓0 days per year
2016-2025100% lower
✗41 days per year
2016-202520400% higher
Frost days (min ≤ −10 °C)
lower is better
✗68 days per year
2016-2025331% higher
✓16 days per year
2016-202577% lower
Severe frost (min ≤ −20 °C)
lower is better
✗11.3 days per year
2016-20252725% higher
✓0.4 days per year
2016-202596% lower
Ice days (max ≤ 0 °C)
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
102 days per year
2016-2025
30 days per year
2016-2025
Heating degree days
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
5,312 °C·days per year
2016-2025
2,911 °C·days per year
2016-2025
Cooling degree days
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
9 °C·days per year
2016-2025
591 °C·days per year
2016-2025
Rainy days
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
90 days per year
2016-2025
119 days per year
2016-2025
Snowfall days
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
22 days per year
2016-2025
12 days per year
2016-2025
Annual precipitation
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
523 mm per year
2016-2025
1,049 mm per year
2016-2025
Daylight on December 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
5.1 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
9.3 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Daylight on June 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
19.9 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
15.1 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Air humidity
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
74 %
2021-2025
69 %
2021-2025
Muggy days (dew point ≥ +20 °C)
lower is better
✓0 days per year
2021-2025
✗20 days per year
2021-2025
Distance to the sea
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
1 km
2006-2025
423 km
2006-2025
Earthquakes M4.5+ within 100 km
lower is better
✗3.00 per year
2006-2025
✓0.00 per year
2006-2025
Strongest earthquake in the period
no data for one of the places
7.1 magnitude
2006-2025
no data
Urban environment
no winnerPopulation
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
407,213 people
2024
400,551 people
2024
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Anchorage, Canton.