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Canaan is a tiny town of 257 people in Grafton County, New Hampshire. It's about 54 miles from Manchester, NH and 104 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 68 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $310k and rent runs about $1k a month.
257people
$310kTypical home
$1,097/moRent
80° / 29°Summer / winter
68"Snow
203Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 257
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 376 people per sq mi
- 104 mi to Boston, MA
- 54 mi to Manchester, NH
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $310k (≈$1,953/mo)
- Median rent $1,097/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (52 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 68" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 54 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (195 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (512 per 100k)
People
- Median age 53
- 17% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to LEB airport
- 85 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1947
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 991 ft
- 74 mi to the ocean
- 27 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 100 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of New Hampshire districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grafton County: D+20 in 2024
- New Hampshire: D+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.