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Canton vs Canaan vs Burlington
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Canton has the most affordable homes ($395k median).
Canaan has the shortest commute (17 min average).
Burlington has the highest household income ($165k).
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 | Canton | Canaan | Burlington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,144Highest |
1,175Lowest |
9,680 |
| Median age | 45.3±5.2 10% above CT |
54.2±3.2Highest 32% above CT |
39.9±2.4Lowest about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±4 CT: 20.2% |
14.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
25.9%±3.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Burlington and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.5%±4.2 CT: 18.5% |
27.5%±1.9Highest CT: 18.5% |
13.7%±1.9Lowest 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% |
50.8% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
12%±8.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
7.5%±2 CT: 7.1% |
| Canaan and Burlington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $117,991±$20k 23% above CT |
$89,632±$25kLowest 6% below CT |
$165,120±$13kHighest 72% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $395,300±$24kLowest 8% above CT |
$469,400±$33kHighest 28% above CT |
$418,700±$21k 14% above CT |
| Canaan and Burlington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,403±$358Lowest 6% below CT |
$1,830±$307Highest 23% above CT |
$1,427±$671 4% below CT |
| Canaan and Burlington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,232 9% above CT |
$6,331Lowest 5% below CT |
$7,464Highest 12% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.9%±28.9 CT: 52.6% |
67.1%±26Highest CT: 52.6% |
46.1%±15.9Lowest 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% CT: 10% |
16%Highest CT: 10% |
2.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
83.8% CT: 66.5% |
94.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
1944Lowest 23 yrs older than CT |
1981Highest 14 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 9% above CT |
17 minLowest 37% below CT |
29 minHighest 9% above CT |
| Work from home | 24.8%±6.1Lowest CT: 16% |
29.2%±13.5Highest CT: 16% |
25%±4.1 CT: 16% |
| Canaan and Burlington 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 | — | #58 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Canton School District | Canaan School District · Regional School District 01 | Regional School District 10 |
| High school in town | Canton High School | Housatonic Valley Regional High School | Lewis S. Mills High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.6 |
9.4Lowest |
11.4Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.