What stands out worked out from the figures below

Canton has the most kids (22.6% under 18).

Canaan has the shortest commute (17 min average).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Canton	Canaan
People
Population	10,144Highest	1,175Lowest
Median age	45.3±5.2Lowest 10% above CT	54.2±3.2Highest 32% above CT
Kids under 18	22.6%±4Highest CT: 20.2%	14.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2%
Age 65+	23.5%±4.2Lowest CT: 18.5%	27.5%±1.9Highest CT: 18.5%
	Canaan and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	57.2%Highest CT: 42.5%	49.8%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1%	12%±8.3Highest CT: 7.1%
	Canaan and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$117,991±$20kHighest 23% above CT	$89,632±$25kLowest 6% below CT
	Canton and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$395,300±$24kLowest 8% above CT	$469,400±$33kHighest 28% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,403±$358Lowest 6% below CT	$1,830±$307Highest 23% above CT
	Canaan and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$7,232Highest 9% above CT	$6,331Lowest 5% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	59.9%±28.9Lowest CT: 52.6%	67.1%±26Highest CT: 52.6%
	Canaan and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	5.7%Lowest CT: 10%	16%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	83.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%	83.8%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT	1944Lowest 23 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minHighest 9% above CT	17 minLowest 37% below CT
Work from home	24.8%±6.1Lowest CT: 16%	29.2%±13.5Highest CT: 16%
	Canaan and Canton 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	#22 of 149 in CT	—
School district	Canton School District	Canaan School District · Regional School District 01
High school in town	Canton High School	Housatonic Valley Regional High School
Students per teacherat that high school	9.6Highest	9.4Lowest
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History	None yet	None yet

CT 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.