Compare towns
Canaan vs Bartlett vs Lancaster
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 highest household income ($82k).
Bartlett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.8%).
Lancaster has the most kids (20.9% under 18).
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 | Bartlett | Lancaster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,811Highest |
3,281 |
3,216Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.9% NH: +4.6% |
+14.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-8.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.4±3.7Lowest about the NH average |
57.4±4.7Highest 33% above NH |
45.5±6.9 5% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±4.6 NH: 18.2% |
7.5%±2.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
20.9%±6.1Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Lancaster and Canaan 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% |
36.1%±9.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
28.4%±5.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Bartlett and Lancaster 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% |
36.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
30.1% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7%±2.5Highest NH: 6% |
0.1%±0.4Lowest NH: 6% |
2.9%±2.2 NH: 6% |
| Canaan and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,583±$6kHighest 18% below NH |
$59,754±$9kLowest 40% below NH |
$68,911±$23k 30% below NH |
| Canaan and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $254,000±$26k 37% below NH |
$371,400±$78kHighest 8% below NH |
$215,700±$24kLowest 46% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,140±$90 24% below NH |
$1,676±$97Highest 12% above NH |
$1,019±$263Lowest 32% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,985Highest 10% below NH |
$2,512Lowest 62% below NH |
$4,226 37% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.4%±25.1Highest NH: 48.2% |
68.5%±37.9 NH: 48.2% |
36.1%±17Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Canaan and Bartlett 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% |
10.5%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
16.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.3% NH: 72.8% |
79%Highest NH: 72.8% |
75.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 4 yrs older than NH |
1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
1942Lowest 37 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 12% above NH |
31 minHighest 15% above NH |
23 minLowest 14% below NH |
| Work from home | 14.9%±6Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.5%±7.1 NH: 16.8% |
11.5%±6.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Canaan and Bartlett 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 | #74 of 120 in NH | #107 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Mascoma Valley Regional School District | Bartlett School District | White Mountains 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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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.