Canaan vs Lisbon

A side-by-side comparison of Canaan and Lisbon: population, income, housing, and more.

Canaan and Lisbon are places in New Hampshire. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lisbon has the higher population (832 vs 205 in Canaan). Since 2019, Lisbon's population has grown faster (-13.7% vs -40.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Canaan	Lisbon
Population	205	832
Median age	32.2 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$63,750
Median home value	—	$167,500
Median gross rent	$958	$1,156
Housing units	242	445
Homeownership rate	34.5%	63.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.4%	24.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Canaan	Lisbon
Population	342 → 205 (-40.1%)	964 → 832 (-13.7%)
Median household income	—	$53,750 → $63,750 (+18.6%)
Median home value	$148,600 → $212,500 (+43.0%)	$140,800 → $167,500 (+19.0%)
Median gross rent	$740 → $958 (+29.5%)	$734 → $1,156 (+57.5%)

Canaan

Population

342205

Median home value

$148,600$212,500

Median gross rent

$740$958

Lisbon

Population

964832

Median household income

$53,750$63,750

Median home value

$140,800$167,500

Median gross rent

$734$1,156

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Canaan	Lisbon
Under 5	0.0%	7.8%
5 to 17	12.2%	14.3%
18 to 24	15.1%	6.4%
25 to 34	27.8%	16.9%
35 to 44	0.0%	8.5%
45 to 54	4.4%	10.8%
55 to 64	13.7%	12.6%
65 to 74	26.8%	18.0%
75 and over	0.0%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Canaan	Lisbon
White (non-Hispanic)	88.3%	97.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.7%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Canaan	Lisbon
No high school diploma	0.0%	10.6%
High school graduate	36.9%	37.1%
Some college or associate's	47.7%	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Canaan	Lisbon
Drove alone	58.3%	72.5%
Carpooled	11.3%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	21.7%	5.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.9%
Worked from home	8.7%	12.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Canaan	Lisbon
1-unit, detached	20.2%	54.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	21.1%	21.1%
5 to 19 units	43.0%	6.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.7%	14.4%

Poverty & households

	Canaan	Lisbon
Poverty rate	8.8%	12.5%
Average household size	1.44	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	22	20
Median year structure built	1949	1938