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Pittsfield vs Pittsfield vs Canaan
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pittsfield has the most kids (20.8% under 18).
Pittsfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.4%).
Canaan has the most people working from home (14.9%).
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 | Pittsfield | Pittsfield | Canaan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,105Highest |
1,744Lowest |
3,811 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.8% NH: +4.6% |
-0.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-2.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.5±5.1 4% below NH |
41.2±4.9Lowest 5% below NH |
44.4±3.7Highest about the NH average |
| Canaan and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.8%±6Highest NH: 18.2% |
19%±7.9 NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±4.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Pittsfield and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±4.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
21%±7.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
19.1%±4.2 NH: 20.1% |
| Pittsfield and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.7% NH: 40.6% |
19.8%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
28.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±3.1Lowest NH: 6% |
4.7%±4.2 NH: 6% |
7%±2.5Highest NH: 6% |
| Canaan and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,318±$14k 25% below NH |
$60,144±$20kLowest 39% below NH |
$81,583±$6kHighest 18% below NH |
| Canaan and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $294,800±$30kHighest 27% below NH |
$273,100±$47k 32% below NH |
$254,000±$26kLowest 37% below NH |
| Pittsfield and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,239±$182Highest 17% below NH |
$1,236±$216 17% below NH |
$1,140±$90Lowest 24% below NH |
| Pittsfield and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,694 15% below NH |
$4,864Lowest 27% below NH |
$5,985Highest 10% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.5%±27.3 NH: 48.2% |
66%±30.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
74.4%±25.1Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Canaan and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
16.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
13.6% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.8% NH: 72.8% |
44.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
77.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 1 yr newer than NH |
1952Lowest 27 yrs older than NH |
1975 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the NH average |
26 minLowest 4% below NH |
30 minHighest 12% above NH |
| Work from home | 11.6%±5 NH: 16.8% |
7.7%±6.9Lowest NH: 16.8% |
14.9%±6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Canaan and Pittsfield 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 | #93 of 120 in NH | #93 of 120 in NH | #83 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Pittsfield School District | — | Mascoma Valley Regional School District |
| High school in town | Pittsfield High School | — | Mascoma Valley Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.3 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
NH 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.