Canton, MS Housing Market 2026: Median Home Price, Last 12 Months
What homes actually sell for in Canton: a median closing price of $249,900 across 49 closings Resideline tracked over the last 12 months, plus the full price spread.
In a market the size of Canton, individual sales move the needle. The figures below rest on 49 tracked closings over the last 12 months, so read them as the direction of the market rather than a precise price for any one street.
The snapshot
- •Closings tracked, last 12 months: 49
- •Median sold price, last 12 months: $249,900 (low-volume sample)
- •Median sold $/sqft, last 12 months: $118
- •Middle half of sales closed between: $160,000 and $349,900
What the numbers say
Resideline tracked 49 closed sales in Canton over the last 12 months, with a median closing price of $249,900. That median is the midpoint of what buyers actually paid, not what sellers hoped to get, which is why it moves differently from the asking prices you see on listing sites. The middle half of those sales closed between $160,000 and $349,900. That spread matters more than the headline median: where a specific property sits inside it decides whether the citywide number helps you or misleads you. These are the closings Resideline tracks and may differ from complete county or municipal records. 100% of the Canton closings we track here are single-family houses, so these figures primarily reflect that segment, and the citywide $/sqft figure primarily reflects that segment as well.
Figures last updated August 22, 2026 from closings Resideline tracked.
Median home price in Canton, MS (August 2026)
The median home price in Canton is $249,900, measured across the 49 closed sales Resideline tracked over the last 12 months. The middle half of those sales closed between $160,000 and $349,900.
Where Canton sale prices land
Medians hide the shape of a market. The distribution above covers the closed sales Resideline tracked in Canton over the last 12 months, trimmed to the 5th through 95th percentile, with the middle half of sales closing between $160,000 and $349,900. Where your target property sits inside that spread matters more than the citywide median.
How long a sale takes here
- •Listed to under contract: a median of 25 days, across 31 Canton closings Resideline tracked in the last 12 months
The Canton angle
Balance that against depth. The practical approach is to use the median as a frame and to filter gently. Match property type, then size, and stop narrowing once the set gets small rather than pushing until too few closings remain. With the upper half of the band wider than the lower half, comps drawn from the top of the range shift an estimate further per unit of mismatch than comps drawn from the bottom.
From market read to offer price
A thin market punishes generic pricing; the way to firm up a number here is the specific property and its handful of true comps. The decision still comes down to one property and one number: what it is actually worth and what you should pay. Every Resideline report opens with this same market snapshot for the subject's exact ZIP code, then gives you the property's value, the sold comps behind it, and a market rent estimate. Pricing a specific deal? The free ARV calculator and rental property calculator run the numbers in about a minute.
And we show our work. Every estimate is frozen while the home is for sale and graded against the real closing price after it sells. As of August 2026, the public scoreboard showed 3.26% median error across 11,465+ graded closings. See the live accuracy dashboard for the receipts, or read how the Area Market Snapshot works.
Run any Canton address through Resideline and you will see the local market and the property's value together, in one report.
Cite this
Using these numbers? Please cite the source and the sample size:
Source: Resideline Market Watch
Market: Canton, MS
Data updated: August 2026
Analysis period: last 12 months
Tracked closings: 49
Median sold price: $249,900
Median sold $/sqft: $118 (49 qualifying)
Property mix: 100% houses
https://resideline.com/blog/canton-ms-housing-market
The local market statistics in this report are calculated from closed sales tracked by Resideline. Transaction coverage may differ from complete county or municipal records. This is a low-volume sample: treat the statistics as directional rather than precise estimates of the entire local market.
Every local market figure on this page is computed from closed sales Resideline tracked in Canton over the last 12 months, and is refreshed when the data is. This is a low-volume market: the figures below rest on 49 closings inside the city limits, so treat the median as indicative rather than precise.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median home price in Canton?
The median sold price in Canton over the last 12 months is $249,900, measured across 49 closings Resideline tracked.
How many homes sold in Canton last month?
Resideline tracked 3 closed sales in Canton in July 2026, out of 49 closings tracked over the last 12 months. These are tracked samples of market activity, not official county totals.
What is the typical sale price range in Canton?
The middle half of Canton sales over the last 12 months closed between $160,000 and $349,900, with a median of $249,900.
What is the typical price per square foot in Canton?
Among qualifying Canton closings Resideline tracked over the last 12 months, the median sold price per square foot was $118, measured across 49 sales with usable living area. Median is used rather than average because outliers distort the mean.
How should I treat Canton's price figures when few sales sit behind them?
As indicative. Use the figures to set expectations about where the market sits, then look for the specific closings that match your property type and size. Keep the comp set small and well matched rather than padding it, since in a thin market a poor match carries more influence over the result.
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