What stands out worked out from the figures below

Canaan has the most kids (24.2% under 18).

Baltimore has the most people working from home (9.8%).

What matters to you?

Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Canaan	Baltimore
People
Population	293Lowest	361Highest
Median age	49.9±20.1Lowest 16% above VT	51.2±10.3Highest 19% above VT
	Baltimore and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	24.2%±6.1Highest VT: 17.9%	8.9%±6.7Lowest VT: 17.9%
Age 65+	35.5%±13.1Highest VT: 21.4%	14.7%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	11%Lowest VT: 43.8%	25.5%Highest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6.5%±5.3Highest VT: 7%	2.2%±2.7Lowest VT: 7%
	Canaan and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$60,263±$14kLowest 26% below VT	$107,500±$16kHighest 32% above VT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$121,500±$14kLowest 62% below VT	$219,400±$27kHighest 31% below VT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,480Lowest 51% below VT	$4,329Highest 14% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	17.2%±63.2Lowest VT: 48.4%	26.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4%
	Baltimore and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	7.5%Highest VT: 10.1%	1.1%Lowest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	77%Lowest VT: 73.2%	85.8%Highest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT	1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	15 minLowest 38% below VT	21 minHighest 11% below VT
Work from home	0%±7.2Lowest VT: 16.9%	9.8%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9%
	Baltimore and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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VT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.