City comparison
Canton, OH vs Port St. Lucie, FL
What a paycheck is really worth in each city: prices, rent and state taxes.
Key findings
- Prices in Port St. Lucie, FL are 12.1% higher than in Canton, OH. Someone earning $100,000 in Canton, OH would need about $112,100 in Port St. Lucie, FL to live the same way.
- Rent is the bigger story: a typical 1-bedroom costs $1,467 a month in Port St. Lucie, FL versus $846 in Canton, OH. On $100,000, that's 22% of take-home pay in Port St. Lucie, FL and 13% in Canton, OH.
- On $100,000, estimated state income tax is about $1,968 a year higher in Canton, OH than in Port St. Lucie, FL.
- For federal employees, locality pay changes a GS-13 step 1 salary by +2.0% moving from Canton, OH to Port St. Lucie, FL ($111,138 → $113,356), while prices change by +12.1%. Net effect of the transfer: −9.0% in real buying power.
- Canton, OH: price level 89.4 (much cheaper)
- Port St. Lucie, FL: price level 100.2 (about average)
Map drawn from Census Bureau state boundaries and metro locations9,10; dot colours show BEA price levels2.
Side by side
| Canton, OH | Port St. Lucie, FL | |
|---|---|---|
| Price level (U.S. = 100)2 | 89.4 | 100.2 |
| $100,000 is worth, in the other city2 | $112,104 in Port St. Lucie | $89,203 in Canton |
| Typical 1-bedroom rent3 | $846/mo | $1,467/mo |
| Take-home on $100,00014,15,8 | $77,212 | $79,180 |
| State income tax on $100,000 (estimate)8 | $1,968 (OH) | $0 (FL) |
| Rent burden on $100,000 | 13% | 22% |
| Median pay, all jobs4 | $45,810 | $46,490 |
| Federal locality pay area7 | Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH-PA | Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL |
Rent areas: Canton-Massillon, OH MSA and Port St. Lucie, FL MSA. Metro areas: Canton-Massillon, OH and Port St. Lucie, FL.
What costs more or less
| Price level (U.S. = 100) | Canton | Port St. Lucie |
|---|---|---|
| Housing (rent) | 58.1 | 113.6 |
| Goods | 93.6 | 96.2 |
| Utilities | 96.9 | 87.0 |
| Other services | 98.9 | 98.9 |
| Overall | 89.4 | 100.2 |
Moving with the same $100,000 salary
Canton, OH → Port St. Lucie, FL
Same pay buys less
Buying power −10.8%; rent takes 22% of take-home; state tax −$1,968/yr.
38 Weak offer
Port St. Lucie, FL → Canton, OH
Same pay goes further
Buying power +12.1%; rent takes 13% of take-home; state tax +$1,968/yr.
100 Strong offer
On the GS pay scale?
Canton, OH is in the Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH-PA pay area; Port St. Lucie, FL is in Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL. The last column shows what a transfer from Canton, OH to Port St. Lucie, FL at the same grade and step does to real buying power.
| Grade5,2 | Canton, OH | Port St. Lucie, FL | Real change, Canton → Port St. Lucie |
|---|---|---|---|
| GS-9 step 1 | $64,448 | $65,735 | −9.0% |
| GS-11 step 1 | $77,977 | $79,533 | −9.0% |
| GS-12 step 1 | $93,461 | $95,326 | −9.0% |
| GS-13 step 1 | $111,138 | $113,356 | −9.0% |
| GS-14 step 1 | $131,331 | $133,953 | −9.0% |
Pay for common jobs
| Median annual pay4 | Canton, OH | Port St. Lucie, FL | Port St. Lucie pay in Canton dollars |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | $77,940 | $53,610 | $47,822 (−38.6%) |
| Software Developers | $105,500 | $128,510 | $114,634 (+8.7%) |
| Accountants and Auditors | $72,170 | $79,430 | $70,854 (−1.8%) |
| Registered Nurses | $79,610 | $82,090 | $73,226 (−8.0%) |
"Not published" means BLS doesn't release an estimate for that job in that metro.