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Canaan vs Underhill vs Colebrook
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Canaan has the most homeowners (91.4%).
Underhill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
Colebrook has the most renters (30.6% rent).
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 | Colebrook |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 810Lowest |
3,141Highest |
1,988 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-9.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.2±4.6 37% above U.S. |
38.1±11.4Lowest about the U.S. average |
53.7±4.9Highest 38% above U.S. |
| Colebrook 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 U.S.: 22% |
27.8%±10.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
13.2%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Underhill and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.5%±5.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.8%±4.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Canaan and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
50.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
16.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.5%±2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.4%±2.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Underhill and Colebrook 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 31% below U.S. |
$92,267±$54kHighest 14% above U.S. |
$51,159±$6kLowest 37% below U.S. |
| 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 39% below U.S. |
$446,000±$24kHighest 34% above U.S. |
$192,200±$59kLowest 42% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $750±$238 47% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,389Lowest 9% above U.S. |
$6,697Highest 115% above U.S. |
$4,350 39% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.2%±63.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±18.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
50.3%±19.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Colebrook and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
13.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
69.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 24% below U.S. |
33 minHighest 24% above U.S. |
21 min 20% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 15.4%±6.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
19.4%±11.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
5.4%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| 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 | Colebrook School District |
| High school in town | Canaan High School CTE Program | None in town | Colebrook Academy and Elementary School (H) |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.4 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.