Compare towns
Canaan vs Alstead vs Enfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Canaan has the most people working from home (14.9%).
Alstead has the most renters (24% rent).
Enfield has the most expensive homes ($391k median).
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.
| Measure | Canaan | Alstead | Enfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,811 |
1,551Lowest |
4,475Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.9% NH: +4.6% |
-3.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
-2.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.4±3.7Lowest about the NH average |
56±3.3 29% above NH |
58.3±5.4Highest 35% above NH |
| Enfield and Alstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±4.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
12.3%±3.1 NH: 18.2% |
7.9%±4.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Canaan and Alstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.1%±4.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
27.8%±4.2 NH: 20.1% |
30.7%±7.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Enfield and Alstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
28.3% NH: 40.6% |
43%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7%±2.5Highest NH: 6% |
3.4%±2.6 NH: 6% |
2.7%±3.4Lowest NH: 6% |
| Canaan and Alstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,583±$6k 18% below NH |
$64,526±$11kLowest 35% below NH |
$95,474±$19kHighest 4% below NH |
| Enfield and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $254,000±$26kLowest 37% below NH |
$271,600±$37k 33% below NH |
$390,800±$71kHighest about the NH average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,140±$90Lowest 24% below NH |
— | $1,181±$563Highest 21% below NH |
| Enfield and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,985 10% below NH |
$5,322Lowest 20% below NH |
$6,203Highest 7% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.4%±25.1Highest NH: 48.2% |
72.1%±22.3 NH: 48.2% |
17.8%±16.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Canaan and Alstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.6% NH: 7.2% |
8.9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
16.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.3% NH: 72.8% |
76%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
82.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 4 yrs older than NH |
1973Lowest 6 yrs older than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 12% above NH |
32 minHighest 19% above NH |
24 minLowest 11% below NH |
| Work from home | 14.9%±6Highest NH: 16.8% |
12.1%±5.6 NH: 16.8% |
11%±5.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Canaan and Alstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #83 of 120 in NH | — | #5 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Mascoma Valley Regional School District | Fall Mountain Regional School District | Mascoma Valley Regional School District |
| High school in town | Mascoma Valley Regional High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
NH 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.