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New Preston vs Warren vs Canaan
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
New Preston has the most kids (16.9% under 18).
Warren has the highest household income ($135k).
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.
| Measure | New Preston | Warren | Canaan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,146Lowest |
1,415Highest |
1,175 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.7% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 51.8±12.8Lowest 26% above CT |
52±5 27% above CT |
54.2±3.2Highest 32% above CT |
| Canaan and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±7Highest CT: 20.2% |
11.2%±3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
14.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
| New Preston and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.3%±5.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
25.8%±6.3Lowest CT: 18.5% |
27.5%±1.9 CT: 18.5% |
| New Preston and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 57.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
55.1% CT: 42.5% |
49.8%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±4.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
10.6%±9 CT: 7.1% |
12%±8.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Canaan and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,406±$28kLowest 20% below CT |
$134,583±$33kHighest 41% above CT |
$89,632±$25k 6% below CT |
| Warren and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $452,600±$43k 23% above CT |
$450,000±$38kLowest 23% above CT |
$469,400±$33kHighest 28% above CT |
| Canaan and New Preston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $1,830±$307 23% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,528Lowest 47% below CT |
$3,769 43% below CT |
$6,331Highest 5% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.4%±89.8Lowest CT: 52.6% |
55.2%±63.8 CT: 52.6% |
67.1%±26Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Canaan and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.8% CT: 10% |
6.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
16%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.1% CT: 66.5% |
93.3%Highest CT: 66.5% |
83.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 1 yr newer than CT |
1984Highest 17 yrs newer than CT |
1944Lowest 23 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 8% above CT |
31 minHighest 18% above CT |
17 minLowest 37% below CT |
| Work from home | 32.3%±28Highest CT: 16% |
15.9%±2.7Lowest CT: 16% |
29.2%±13.5 CT: 16% |
| New Preston and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Regional School District 20 | Canaan School District · Regional School District 01 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Housatonic Valley Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.4 |
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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.