Local servicesHospitalPappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Childrenunder a milePost officeCanton Post Office1.7 miTown hallCanton Town Hall1.5 miPoliceCanton Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationCanton Fire Department Station 21.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools4 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high, 2 otherElementaryPeter Hansen Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolJudge Rotenberg Educational Centerunder a mileMiddleWilliam Galvin Middle Schoolunder a mileCollegeMassasoit Community College - Canton Campus1.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBoston Logan International Airport BOS14 miInterstateI-931.9 miUS highwayUS 11.9 miAmtrakRoute 128, MA RTE2.6 miRailCanton CenterMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)1.7 miCoachBrooklineFlixBus12 miTransit8 stops within a mileMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 02021 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 16 min5:08 am – 8:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 6 min7:09 am – 4:15 pm
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People24,459 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.89,677 householdsMedian household income $128,341Median home value $665,500Median rent $2,237 a month76% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $6,388 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate67% of adults are in the labour force, 12,658 employedMain industries: education and health care 30%, professional and business services 20%, finance, insurance and real estate 12%Average commute 36 minutes61% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 8% take public transport, 22% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages66% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 30% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 81%, Chinese 4%, other Indo-European languages 4%, French or Haitian Creole 3%5% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 35°F, lows 18°F54 in of rain a year, on about 87 dayswettest month March70 in of snow a year, on about 29 days9 days above 90°F, 121 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Blue Hill Coop station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksMassasoit Community College - Canton Campuscollege · 1.4 miTower Hillpeak · 3.0 miChestnut Hillpeak · 3.6 miEast Branch Neponset Riverriver · 2.3 miFINE Mortuary College LLCcollege · 3.5 miReservoir Pondlake · under a mileSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBlue Hills Reservationstate park · under a mile · 57 acresCanton Cemeteryhistoric site · under a mile · 69 acresBlue Hills Golf Coursestate conservation land · under a mile · 193 acresPonkapoag Golf Coursestate conservation land · under a mile · 185 acresBlue Hills Regional Vocational Technical High School Fieldsstate conservation land · 1.0 miNeponset River Reservationstate conservation land · 1.4 mi · 344 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 8 Nov 202046 mi away, near Bliss Corner, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 8 Nov 202046 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateNorfolk County, MA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsRiver flooding Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighCoastal flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality84% of days had good air in 2025308 of 365 days measured55 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 39, worst day 126main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Norfolk County monitors, MA
Internet at home93% of households have a broadband subscription84% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCanton Water Deptserves 22,766 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the ZIP area
Elevation201 ft61 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
