Canaan vs North Haverhill

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

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

North Haverhill has the higher population (740 vs 205 in Canaan). Since 2019, North Haverhill's population has grown faster (-18.2% vs -40.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Canaan	North Haverhill
Population	205	740
Median age	32.2 yrs	66.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$55,192
Median home value	—	$218,900
Median gross rent	$958	—
Housing units	242	318
Homeownership rate	34.5%	85.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.4%	9.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Canaan	North Haverhill
Population	342 → 205 (-40.1%)	905 → 740 (-18.2%)
Median household income	—	$67,917 → $55,192 (-18.7%)
Median home value	$148,600 → $212,500 (+43.0%)	$161,800 → $218,900 (+35.3%)
Median gross rent	$740 → $958 (+29.5%)	$1,189 → $1,324 (+11.4%)

Canaan

Population

342205

Median home value

$148,600$212,500

Median gross rent

$740$958

North Haverhill

Population

905740

Median household income

$67,917$55,192

Median home value

$161,800$218,900

Median gross rent

$1,189$1,324

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Canaan	North Haverhill
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	12.2%	3.8%
18 to 24	15.1%	6.2%
25 to 34	27.8%	3.2%
35 to 44	0.0%	9.3%
45 to 54	4.4%	11.2%
55 to 64	13.7%	10.1%
65 to 74	26.8%	28.5%
75 and over	0.0%	27.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Canaan	North Haverhill
White (non-Hispanic)	88.3%	91.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	11.7%	7.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Canaan	North Haverhill
No high school diploma	0.0%	11.0%
High school graduate	36.9%	48.0%
Some college or associate's	47.7%	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	0.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	9.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Canaan	North Haverhill
Drove alone	58.3%	78.7%
Carpooled	11.3%	17.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	21.7%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Canaan	North Haverhill
1-unit, detached	20.2%	63.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	6.9%
2 to 4 units	21.1%	14.8%
5 to 19 units	43.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.7%	14.5%

Poverty & households

	Canaan	North Haverhill
Poverty rate	8.8%	0.0%
Average household size	1.44	1.66
Mean commute (minutes)	22	13
Median year structure built	1949	1957