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Country around Canaan is a rural area of about 801 people in Essex County, Vermont, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 87 miles from Burlington, VT and 182 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 74°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 99 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $204k and rent runs about $99 a month.
801people
$204kTypical home
$99/moRent
74° / 21°Summer / winter
99"Snow
185Sunny days
153Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 801 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 182 mi to Boston, MA
- 87 mi to Burlington, VT
- 81 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $204k (≈$1,285/mo)
- Median rent $99/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 74°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 185 sunny days a year (42 totally clear)
- 180 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 153 days a year with rain or snow
- 99" of snow a year
- 34 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 70 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 54
- 18% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 83 mi to BTV airport
- 109 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,024 ft
- 100 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Vermont districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 76 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 40 mi to the nearest dog park
- 31 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