Electricity rates in Canton, Georgia

Canton on the map

Housing and heating in Canton

Canton, GA: 1,550 of 12,954 homes were built before 1980 and 8,776 in 2000 or later. Canton, GA has 8,082 detached houses, 3,124 homes in 5+ unit buildings and 291 mobile homes.

Who supplies Canton

Cherokee County lists 4 utilities for Canton, GA (34,587 residents): homes pay 11.41 to 15.49 cents per kWh, about $122 to $166 a month at 1,074 kWh, 1.8% to 2.4% of the $81,642 Canton median income. Cherokee County page.

Facts about Canton

Residents of Canton, GA, ACS 2023

34,58734 of 44 Georgia cities with 30,000+

Median household income in Canton, GA

$81,64218 of 44 of those cities

Households in Canton, GA

12,1182.85 people each

Owner-occupied homes in Canton, GA

54.5%6,601 owners and 5,517 renter households

Housing units in Canton, GA

12,954836 vacant or seasonal

Homes heated by electricity in Canton, GA

44.2%5,357 of 12,118 homes

Land area of Canton, GA

18.6 sq mi1,859.2 people per sq mi

Bill as share of income in Canton, GA

1.8% to 2.4%at 1,074 kWh a month over the $81,642 median household income

Wind and tornado reports within 15 miles of Canton, GA

256NWS point reports 2015 to 2025, 740.2 per 100,000 residents

Median year homes were built in Canton, GA

20041,550 of 12,954 homes (12.0%) before 1980

Median home value and rent in Canton, GA

$369,700$1,592 gross rent a month, 5.17% of value a year

Cost of living with electricity in Canton

Canton, GA: 12,118 households at $1,612 a year per home for electricity (Cherokee County average, DOE LEAD) come to about $19.5 million, an estimate; all home energy is $1,966 a year per household.

Outage risk around Canton

Canton, GA, NWS reports within 15 miles of the centre, 2015 to 2025: 251 wind and 5 tornado, 740.2 per 100,000 residents of 34,587. Top gust near Canton, GA: 78 knots, 90 mph. Damage near Canton, GA: $1.8M.

Who lives in Canton: income, cars, homes

In Canton, GA, 766 households own no vehicle and 7,679 own two or more; home EV charging depends on that. In Canton, GA, 2,942 of 5,208 renter households pay 30% or more of income in rent; 5,799 households moved in since 2018 and 445 before 2000, so electric accounts turn over quickly. Of 16,795 workers in Canton, GA, 3,143 work from home, 10,442 drive alone, 11 ride transit and 118 walk. 3,879 residents of Canton, GA live below the poverty line, and the median age is 34.0. Canton, GA homes: 8,140 have 3+ bedrooms, 1,457 none or one, median 5.7 rooms. In Canton, GA, 2,359 of 12,118 households earn under $35,000, 3,077 $35,000-$75,000, 4,804 $75,000-$150,000 and 1,878 $150,000 or more.

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ZIP codes in Canton

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