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Canton Township, Stark County
Paper Trail has 8,775 parcels in Canton Township from the Stark County Auditor: owners, values, sales and taxes, as of October 22, 2026.
Property at a glance
Source: Stark County Auditor owner mailing addresses, 5,224 homes with a mailing address, October 22, 2026. A bill mailed to the home is the closest public sign that the owner lives there; it is not proof.
Mailing lists for Canton Township
Owners in Canton Township to mail, counted from the county's records today. The price is the whole list; you see the exact count and price again before you pay, and the file downloads when you pay.
No phone numbers or email addresses. Not for screening anyone for housing, a job, credit or insurance.
Home sales by month
182 home sales in Canton Township from October 2025 to September 2026, at a median price of $199,950.
| Month | Sales |
|---|---|
| October 2025 | 16 |
| November 2025 | 16 |
| December 2025 | 20 |
| January 2026 | 5 |
| February 2026 | 11 |
| March 2026 | 13 |
| April 2026 | 12 |
| May 2026 | 14 |
| June 2026 | 16 |
| July 2026 | 25 |
| August 2026 | 13 |
| September 2026 | 21 |
Source: Stark County Auditor, sales it marks as real sales (not family transfers or estates), counted once per deed, by the month of the sale. Data as of October 22, 2026.
Property tax rates
Most homes in Canton Township (4,086 of 5,224) are in taxing district 100, Canton Twp-Canton LSD. Its effective rate on homes is 45.20 mills, and the state estimates the yearly tax on a $100,000 owner-occupied home there at $1,444.
| District | Name | Homes | Voted mills | Effective mills on homes | On a $100,000 home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | Canton Twp-Canton LSD | 4,086 | 85.60 | 45.20 | $1,444 |
| 110 | Canton Twp-Canton CSD | 793 | 112.90 | 53.28 | $1,706 |
| 120 | Canton Tp-Meyers Lk V/Cntn CSD | 298 | 111.80 | 53.14 | $1,697 |
A mill is $1 of tax for every $1,000 of assessed value, and Ohio assesses a home at 35% of its appraised value. The effective rate is the voted rate after the state's reduction factors. The $100,000 figure is the state's own estimate for an owner-occupied home, after the owner-occupied credits.
Source: Ohio Department of Taxation, 2025 aggregate property tax rates by taxing district (tax year 2025, paid in 2026), published March 25, 2026. District for each parcel: Stark County Auditor, October 22, 2026.
Schools
Public schools inside the township line
- Canton South High SchoolOhio report card: 3.5 stars
- Canton South Middle SchoolOhio report card: 4 stars
- Faircrest Memorial Elementary SchoolOhio report card: 4.5 stars
Schools and students: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, fall 2024 count. Ratings: Ohio Department of Education and Workforce, 2025-26 School Report Cards, the state's own overall star rating for each school. A school is listed here when its address sits inside the boundary.
Library
- Southgate Branch LibraryOpen about 54 hours a week
The Stark County District Library (10 buildings and 5 bookmobiles) had 663,780 visits and lent 2,412,449 books, movies and e-books in 2024, with 91,279 card holders.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024 (released June 2026). Figures are for the whole library system.
Crime reported to the FBI
Policed by the Stark County Sheriff. The FBI figures are county-wide and are on the county page.
Reporting varies from agency to agency and year to year, and these numbers are as reported to the FBI. A low count can mean an agency reported only part of the year; a year with no reports is left blank, never counted as zero. Violent crime means murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime means burglary, theft and vehicle theft. Paper Trail Ohio adds no score and does not compare places.
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A and NIBRS files for data years 2020 to 2025 (files dated August 14, 2026), Crime Data Explorer.
Official offices
The official records for Canton Township are kept by the county. Paper Trail Ohio is not a government website.
What you can do here
Look up any parcel in Canton Township free: owner, values, sales and taxes. Or buy one of the mailing lists for Canton Township above.
Canton Township on the property map · Every Stark County mailing list
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Questions
How many parcels are in Canton Township?
8,775 parcels sit inside the Canton Township boundary on the Stark County Auditor's map, 5,224 of them homes, as of October 22, 2026.
What is the median home sale price in Canton Township?
$199,950, from 182 home sales the Stark County Auditor marks as real sales, October 2025 to September 2026.
What is the property tax rate in Canton Township?
Most homes in Canton Township are in taxing district 100, Canton Twp-Canton LSD, with an effective rate on homes of 45.20 mills. The Ohio Department of Taxation estimates the yearly tax on a $100,000 owner-occupied home there at $1,444.
Which public schools are in Canton Township?
Canton South High School, grades 9 to 12; Canton South Middle School, grades 6 to 8; Faircrest Memorial Elementary School, grades PK to 5.
Is there a public library in Canton Township?
Yes: Southgate Branch Library, 3025 Cleveland Ave. Sw.