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About Canaan
Town in Maine, United StatesCanaan is a town in Somerset County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,193 at the 2020 census.
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Housing in Canaan
The typical Canaan home is worth about $250,000, up 9.8% in a year, 40% below the Maine typical home.
Schools in Canaan
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The public schools Canaan’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 56% of Maine’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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Where Canaan is
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