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Mortgage brokers and lenders in the Canton-Massillon, OH metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for mortgage brokers and lenders in the Canton-Massillon, OH metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #162 of 373 scored metro areas
#5 of 11 scored metro areas based in Ohio
- Listings
- 35
- 12 chain locations (34%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $2.2B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,363 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 164
- 64% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.1
- 51% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 400,246
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $13,363 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in the Canton-Massillon metro area spend about $2.2B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 64% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money mortgage brokers and lenders take in.
There are 35 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in the Canton-Massillon metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 34%, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 2.1 for every 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in the Canton-Massillon metro area was 16 in 2023. That is one for every 10,448 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Canton-Massillon metro area declined 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For mortgage brokers and lenders, the Canton-Massillon metro area has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #162 of 373 scored metro areas and #5 of 11 scored metro areas based in Ohio.
How the Canton-Massillon metro area compares
The same measures for Ohio and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.
| Measure | Canton-Massillon metro area | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.1 | 2.9 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 164 | 123 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 10,448 | 8,794 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.8% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,363 | $13,878 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $67,801 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16
- Employees, 2023
- 58
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3512 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 57The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in the Canton-Massillon metro area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in the Canton-Massillon metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 400,246−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 167,161
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 970 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 413
- Median household income
- $67,801+25.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,722
- Median home value
- $186,200
- Jobs located here
- 167,864
- Daytime population
- 384,518Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sandusky, OH | 58 | 9 | 1.8 | 200 | −2.6% | #114 of 373 |
| 2Toledo, OH | 56 | 44 | 1.7 | 199 | −1.0% | #132 of 373 |
| 3Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 56 | 90 | 2.6 | 136 | +1.5% | #137 of 373 |
| 4Youngstown-Warren, OH | 52 | 33 | 1.8 | 181 | −1.4% | #161 of 373 |
| 5Canton-Massillon, OH | 52 | 35 | 2.1 | 164 | −0.2% | #162 of 373 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 50 | 13 | 2.2 | 152 | −3.6% | #181 of 373 |
| 6Columbus, OH | 49 | 352 | 4.1 | 93 | +4.7% | #193 of 373 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 48 | 42 | 2.8 | 128 | −2.6% | #198 of 373 |
| 7Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 47 | 324 | 3.6 | 106 | +2.7% | #207 of 373 |
| 8Akron, OH | 46 | 99 | 3.3 | 107 | 0.0% | #213 of 373 |
Other business types in the Canton-Massillon metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
- Real estate51
- Real estate agents and brokers49
- Property management54
- Mortgage brokers and lenders52
- Home inspectors27
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in the Canton-Massillon, OH metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 35 mortgage brokers and lenders in the Canton-Massillon metro area. 12 of them (34%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023.
How much do households in the Canton-Massillon, OH metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $2.2B a year, or $13,363 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 35 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 64% above the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money mortgage brokers and lenders take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 167,161 households in the Canton-Massillon metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Canton-Massillon, OH metro area compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
The Canton-Massillon metro area has 2.1 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 164, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, the Canton-Massillon metro area would have about 57, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,448 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
How fast is the Canton-Massillon, OH metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Canton-Massillon metro area at 400,246 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 167,161 households. Median household income in the Canton-Massillon metro area is $67,801, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.6%, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Canton-Massillon metro area scores 52 for mortgage brokers and lenders (upper middle), #162 of 373 scored metro areas.
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