Canaan vs North Woodstock

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

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

North Woodstock has the higher population (515 vs 205 in Canaan). Since 2019, North Woodstock's population has grown faster (+36.2% vs -40.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Canaan	North Woodstock
Population	205	515
Median age	32.2 yrs	57.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$67,074
Median home value	—	$304,800
Median gross rent	$958	—
Housing units	242	869
Homeownership rate	34.5%	74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.4%	56.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Canaan	North Woodstock
Population	342 → 205 (-40.1%)	378 → 515 (+36.2%)
Median household income	—	$37,361 → $67,074 (+79.5%)
Median home value	$148,600 → $212,500 (+43.0%)	$224,100 → $304,800 (+36.0%)
Median gross rent	$740 → $958 (+29.5%)	$696 → $907 (+30.3%)

Canaan

Population

342205

Median home value

$148,600$212,500

Median gross rent

$740$958

North Woodstock

Population

378515

Median household income

$37,361$67,074

Median home value

$224,100$304,800

Median gross rent

$696$907

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Canaan	North Woodstock
Under 5	0.0%	1.2%
5 to 17	12.2%	12.4%
18 to 24	15.1%	1.2%
25 to 34	27.8%	13.8%
35 to 44	0.0%	5.8%
45 to 54	4.4%	9.9%
55 to 64	13.7%	28.2%
65 to 74	26.8%	16.5%
75 and over	0.0%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Canaan	North Woodstock
White (non-Hispanic)	88.3%	99.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.7%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Canaan	North Woodstock
No high school diploma	0.0%	1.8%
High school graduate	36.9%	16.6%
Some college or associate's	47.7%	25.1%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	42.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	13.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Canaan	North Woodstock
Drove alone	58.3%	91.1%
Carpooled	11.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	21.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.7%	8.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Canaan	North Woodstock
1-unit, detached	20.2%	26.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	37.7%
2 to 4 units	21.1%	15.7%
5 to 19 units	43.0%	18.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.7%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Canaan	North Woodstock
Poverty rate	8.8%	6.4%
Average household size	1.44	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	22	27
Median year structure built	1949	1984