Canaan, NH Housing Market & City Data

Explore key insights and real experiences from people who call Canaan home. Use the data below as a starting point to compare and discover what makes this city a great place to live.

3,920
Population Estimate
$204,836
Median Home Value
99.0%
Employment Rate
28.0%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$266
Median Listing Price$590,000
Median Days on Market73
Active Listings15
New Listings4
Total Listings (Active + Pending)18
Avg Listing Price$665,036
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-2%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY34%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.16
Family Dual Income63.2
Median Household Income$77,175
Median Individual Income$37,500
Home Ownership80.0%
Home Value$204,836
Median Rent$1,097
Rent Burden22.2%
Poverty3.8%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED11.1%
  • Highschool Education31.2%
  • Some College29.8%
  • Bachelors Degree16.3%
  • Graduate Degree11.7%
  • Total College or Above28.0%
  • Stem Degree51.5%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male51.4%
  • Female48.6%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married54.6%
  • Divorced9.8%
  • Never Married30.0%
  • Widowed5.6%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityCanaan
State IDNH
Population3,920

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1820.0%
19–2915.7%
30–399.6%
40–4914.6%
Age Group% of Population
50–5916.6%
60–6915.2%
70–796.3%
80+2.0%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation75.1%
Unemployment Rate1.0%
Disabled10.8%

ETHNICITY

White91.7%
Black0.8%
Asian3.4%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.6%
Multiple3.5%

OTHER

Hispanic1.8%
Limited English0.0%
Health Uninsured12.5%
Veteran6.9%

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Neighborhoods in Canaan, NH

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