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Data from U.S. Census Bureau · 2026 · Methodology
CitySpend

Akron, OH vs Canton, OH

Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)

Summary

Akron spends 21.0% more per capita than Canton ($3,415/person difference). Akron, OH has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 73/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
Akron, OH
Pop. 190,273
B
73/100
Budget Balance92
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency64
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
City B
Canton, OH
Pop. 70,589
D
38/100
Budget Balance19
Debt Burden9
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency75
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Akron
Canton
Total Spending
$3.7B
$1.1B
Spending / Capita
$19,638
$16,223
Total Revenue
$4.4B
$285.5M
Revenue / Capita
$23,016
$4,045
Total Debt
$0
$49.5M
Debt / Capita
$0
$701
Population
190,273
70,589
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Fire Protection
Akron$922
Canton$698
Parks & Recreation
Akron$689
Canton$471
Education
Akron$0
Canton$106

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

AkronCanton
Sales Tax
$148
$87
Income Tax
$0
$1,203
Intergovernmental
$23,016
$1,768
Charges & Fees
$1,806
$3,063
Other
$6,798
$4,716

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

AkronCanton
Fire Protection
$922
$698
Education
$0
$106
Public Welfare
$0
$433
Hospitals
$4,350
$485
Parks & Recreation
$689
$471
Housing
$3,898
$3,093
Sewerage
$8
$425
Utilities
$3,689
$2,516
Other
$6,081
$7,997
B
Akron, OH
Fiscal Health Score: 73/100
Good fiscal health
D
Canton, OH
Fiscal Health Score: 38/100
Below average fiscal health

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