Compare towns
Canaan vs Holderness vs Lebanon
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 affordable homes ($254k median).
Holderness has the highest household income ($108k).
Lebanon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.6%).
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 | Holderness | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,811 |
1,917Lowest |
14,999Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.9% NH: +4.6% |
-4.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+8.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.4±3.7Highest about the NH average |
39.4±7.4 9% below NH |
38.9±3.1Lowest 10% below NH |
| Canaan and Holderness 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% |
14.7%±9.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.6%±2.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 19.1%±4.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
31.4%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
21.4%±2.6 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
55.7% NH: 40.6% |
57.5%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7%±2.5Highest NH: 6% |
2.6%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
6.9%±2.6 NH: 6% |
| Canaan and Lebanon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,583±$6kLowest 18% below NH |
$107,863±$45kHighest 9% above NH |
$98,147±$10k about the NH average |
| Holderness and Lebanon 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 |
$363,100±$60k 10% below NH |
$385,400±$29kHighest 4% below NH |
| Lebanon and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,140±$90Lowest 24% below NH |
$2,068±$385Highest 39% above NH |
$1,744±$132 17% above NH |
| Holderness and Lebanon 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 |
$3,923Lowest 41% below NH |
$8,149Highest 22% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.4%±25.1Highest NH: 48.2% |
23.5%±21.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
41.9%±7.2 NH: 48.2% |
| Below poverty line | 13.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
12.1% NH: 7.2% |
7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.3% NH: 72.8% |
83.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
51.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1980 1 yr newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 12% above NH |
27 min about the NH average |
14 minLowest 48% below NH |
| Work from home | 14.9%±6 NH: 16.8% |
9.4%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
22.8%±4.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Lebanon and Canaan 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 | — | #29 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Mascoma Valley Regional School District | Holderness School District | Lebanon School District |
| High school in town | Mascoma Valley Regional High School | None in town | Lebanon High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3Lowest |
— | 11.7Highest |
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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.