City comparison
Canton, OH vs San Antonio, TX
What a paycheck is really worth in each city: prices, rent and state taxes.
Key findings
- Prices in San Antonio, TX are 5.9% higher than in Canton, OH. Someone earning $100,000 in Canton, OH would need about $105,900 in San Antonio, TX to live the same way.
- Rent is the bigger story: a typical 1-bedroom costs $1,177 a month in San Antonio, TX versus $846 in Canton, OH. On $100,000, that's 18% of take-home pay in San Antonio, TX and 13% in Canton, OH.
- On $100,000, estimated state income tax is about $1,968 a year higher in Canton, OH than in San Antonio, TX.
- For federal employees, locality pay changes a GS-13 step 1 salary by −2.8% moving from Canton, OH to San Antonio, TX ($111,138 → $108,001), while prices change by +5.9%. Net effect of the transfer: −8.3% in real buying power.
- Canton, OH: price level 89.4 (much cheaper)
- San Antonio, TX: price level 94.7 (cheaper)
Map drawn from Census Bureau state boundaries and metro locations9,10; dot colours show BEA price levels2.
Side by side
| Canton, OH | San Antonio, TX | |
|---|---|---|
| Price level (U.S. = 100)2 | 89.4 | 94.7 |
| $100,000 is worth, in the other city2 | $105,939 in San Antonio | $94,394 in Canton |
| Typical 1-bedroom rent3 | $846/mo | $1,177/mo |
| Take-home on $100,00014,15,8 | $77,212 | $79,180 |
| State income tax on $100,000 (estimate)8 | $1,968 (OH) | $0 (TX) |
| Rent burden on $100,000 | 13% | 18% |
| Median pay, all jobs4 | $45,810 | $47,010 |
| Federal locality pay area7 | Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH-PA | San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX |
Rent areas: Canton-Massillon, OH MSA and San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX HUD Metro FMR Area. Metro areas: Canton-Massillon, OH and San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
What costs more or less
| Price level (U.S. = 100) | Canton | San Antonio |
|---|---|---|
| Housing (rent) | 58.1 | 94.6 |
| Goods | 93.6 | 93.8 |
| Utilities | 96.9 | 82.2 |
| Other services | 98.9 | 96.2 |
| Overall | 89.4 | 94.7 |
Moving with the same $100,000 salary
Canton, OH → San Antonio, TX
Same pay buys less
Buying power −5.6%; rent takes 18% of take-home; state tax −$1,968/yr.
51 Fair offer
San Antonio, TX → Canton, OH
Same pay goes further
Buying power +5.9%; rent takes 13% of take-home; state tax +$1,968/yr.
87 Strong offer
On the GS pay scale?
Canton, OH is in the Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH-PA pay area; San Antonio, TX is in San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX. The last column shows what a transfer from Canton, OH to San Antonio, TX at the same grade and step does to real buying power.
| Grade5,2 | Canton, OH | San Antonio, TX | Real change, Canton → San Antonio |
|---|---|---|---|
| GS-9 step 1 | $64,448 | $62,629 | −8.3% |
| GS-11 step 1 | $77,977 | $75,776 | −8.3% |
| GS-12 step 1 | $93,461 | $90,823 | −8.3% |
| GS-13 step 1 | $111,138 | $108,001 | −8.3% |
| GS-14 step 1 | $131,331 | $127,624 | −8.3% |
Pay for common jobs
| Median annual pay4 | Canton, OH | San Antonio, TX | San Antonio pay in Canton dollars |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | $77,940 | $61,720 | $58,260 (−25.3%) |
| Software Developers | $105,500 | $128,430 | $121,230 (+14.9%) |
| Accountants and Auditors | $72,170 | $78,650 | $74,241 (+2.9%) |
| Registered Nurses | $79,610 | $94,370 | $89,079 (+11.9%) |
"Not published" means BLS doesn't release an estimate for that job in that metro.