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Canaan vs Underhill vs Beecher Falls
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Underhill has the most expensive homes ($446k median).
Beecher Falls has the most affordable homes ($98k 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 | Underhill | Beecher Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 810 |
3,141Highest |
67Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 53.2±4.6 23% above VT |
38.1±11.4Lowest 12% below VT |
57.5±2.6Highest 33% above VT |
| Beecher Falls and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.8%±3.5 VT: 17.9% |
27.8%±10.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
9%±40.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Underhill and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.5%±5.9 VT: 21.4% |
17.6%±6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
32.8%±43.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Beecher Falls and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.8% VT: 43.8% |
50.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
5.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.3 VT: 7% |
3.5%±2Highest VT: 7% |
0%±21.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Underhill and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $55,606±$4k 32% below VT |
$92,267±$54kHighest 14% above VT |
$26,042±$24kLowest 68% below VT |
| Underhill and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $201,900±$46k 36% below VT |
$446,000±$24kHighest 41% above VT |
$98,100±$36kLowest 69% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,389 33% below VT |
$6,697Highest 33% above VT |
$2,438Lowest 52% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.2%±63.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±18.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
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| Canaan and Underhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
10.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.4% VT: 73.2% |
79.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1950Lowest 26 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 15% below VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
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| Work from home | 15.4%±6.5 VT: 16.9% |
19.4%±11.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
0%±27.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Underhill 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 | — | #2 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Canaan School District | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | — |
| High school in town | Canaan High School CTE Program | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.