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Clarksville vs Pittsburg vs Canaan
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Clarksville has the highest household income ($65k).
Pittsburg has the most expensive homes ($293k median).
Canaan has the most kids (15.8% under 18).
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 | Clarksville | Pittsburg | Canaan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 371Lowest |
683 |
810Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -7.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-7.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50.4±6.6Lowest 30% above U.S. |
66±2.9Highest 70% above U.S. |
53.2±4.6 37% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 10%±7.1 U.S.: 22% |
8.6%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
15.8%±3.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Canaan and Clarksville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
52%±7.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
28.5%±5.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
16.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
13.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.2%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±2.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Clarksville and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,385±$24kHighest 19% below U.S. |
$58,250±$22k 28% below U.S. |
$55,606±$4kLowest 31% below U.S. |
| Clarksville and Pittsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $191,700±$84kLowest 42% below U.S. |
$292,800±$42kHighest 12% below U.S. |
$201,900±$46k 39% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$620Highest 20% below U.S. |
$1,018±$207Lowest 28% below U.S. |
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| Clarksville and Pittsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,276Lowest 27% below U.S. |
$3,193 about the U.S. average |
$3,389Highest 9% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
63%±76Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
17.2%±63.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Pittsburg and Clarksville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
91.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
91.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993Highest 13 yrs newer than U.S. |
1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1972Lowest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 14% below U.S. |
38 minHighest 43% above U.S. |
20 minLowest 24% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 25.1%±9.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
24.3%±9 U.S.: 15.1% |
15.4%±6.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Clarksville and Pittsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Pittsburg School District | Canaan School District |
| High school in town | — | Pittsburg School (High) | Canaan High School CTE Program |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 4.4 |
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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.