Beecher Falls vs Canaan

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

Beecher Falls and Canaan are places in Vermont. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Canaan has the higher population (305 vs 73 in Beecher Falls). Beecher Falls has the higher median household income ($57,639 vs $56,250 in Canaan). Canaan has the higher median home value ($118,000 vs $104,200 in Beecher Falls).

Population, income & housing

	Beecher Falls	Canaan
Population	73	305
Median age	57.8 yrs	51.7 yrs
Median household income	$57,639	$56,250
Median home value	$104,200	$118,000
Median gross rent	—	$742
Housing units	67	160
Homeownership rate	100.0%	74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.7%	13.0%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	12.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Beecher Falls	Canaan
Population	193 → 73 (-62.2%)	327 → 305 (-6.7%)
Median household income	$29,167 → $57,639 (+97.6%)	$39,265 → $56,250 (+43.3%)
Median home value	$113,500 → $104,200 (-8.2%)	$95,000 → $118,000 (+24.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$736 → $742 (+0.8%)

Beecher Falls

Population

19373

Median household income

$29,167$57,639

Median home value

$113,500$104,200

Canaan

Population

327305

Median household income

$39,265$56,250

Median home value

$95,000$118,000

Median gross rent

$736$742

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Beecher Falls	Canaan
Under 5	8.2%	6.9%
5 to 17	0.0%	17.4%
18 to 24	4.1%	2.6%
25 to 34	5.5%	3.9%
35 to 44	8.2%	13.8%
45 to 54	5.5%	8.2%
55 to 64	32.9%	10.8%
65 to 74	24.7%	25.9%
75 and over	11.0%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Beecher Falls	Canaan
White (non-Hispanic)	94.5%	98.4%
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	5.5%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Beecher Falls	Canaan
No high school diploma	35.9%	21.1%
High school graduate	53.1%	33.6%
Some college or associate's	6.3%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	4.7%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Beecher Falls	Canaan
Drove alone	56.4%	86.6%
Carpooled	7.7%	13.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	35.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Beecher Falls	Canaan
1-unit, detached	86.6%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.4%	8.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	10.6%

Poverty & households

	Beecher Falls	Canaan
Poverty rate	4.1%	8.9%
Average household size	1.78	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	—	20
Median year structure built	1946	1966