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About Canaan
Town in Vermont, United StatesCanaan is a town in Essex County, Vermont, United States. The population was 896 at the 2020 census. Canaan contains the village of Beecher Falls, located at the confluence of the Connecticut River and Halls Stream. It is part of the Berlin, NH-VT Micropolitan Statistical Area. Due to Québécois ancestry, 26% of Canaan residents speak French as their primary language, making the town one of New England's "Little Canadas." This is a decrease from 1982, when nearly 44% spoke French as their native language.
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Housing in Canaan
The typical Canaan home is worth about $213,000, up 10.2% in a year, 47% below the Vermont typical home.
Schools in Canaan
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The public schools Canaan’s kids attend outperform 56% of Vermont’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
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