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Living in Canaan, VT

Canaan is a tiny town of 293 people in Essex County, Vermont. It's about 91 miles from Burlington, VT and 186 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 111 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $122k and rent runs about $827 a month.

293people
$122kTypical home
$827/moRent
77° / 23°Summer / winter
111"Snow
183Sunny days
160Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Tiny town of 293
  • A standalone small town, not a suburb
  • About 187 people per sq mi
  • 186 mi to Boston, MA
  • 91 mi to Burlington, VT
  • 86 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $122k (≈$766/mo)
  • Median rent $827/mo
  • Median household income $60k
  • Property tax about 2.0% of value
  • 8.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 77°F
  • Winter highs around 23°F
  • Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
  • 183 sunny days a year (44 totally clear)
  • 182 cloudy days a year
  • 54 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 160 days a year with rain or snow
  • 111" of snow a year
  • 36 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • 72 nights a year below 10°F
  • Usually calm

People

  • Median age 50
  • 22% of households have kids
  • 31% are 65 or older
  • 18% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 4% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 25 min
  • 2% walk or take transit to work
  • 88 mi to BTV airport
  • 112 mi to PWM (major hub)
  • 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 77% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1968
  • 88% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Hilly terrain
  • Elevation 1,329 ft
  • 100 mi to the ocean
  • 76 mi to a big lake
  • 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 14 mi to the nearest ski area
  • Campground in town
  • 3 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 8 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • Few or no bars within 25 mi
  • Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
  • 3 museums within 25 mi
  • 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
  • 54 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 11% of Vermont districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 79 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 30 mi to the nearest vet
  • 46 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 34 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Essex County: R+16 in 2024
  • Vermont: D+32 in 2024

Natural hazards

  • Low hurricane risk
  • Very low tornado risk
  • Very low wildfire risk
  • Very low earthquake risk
  • Low flood risk
  • Very low drought risk
  • High winter storm risk
  • Very low heat wave risk
  • Very low volcano risk

Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.

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