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Canaan, New Hampshire: commercial real estate data.
Canaan is a Census CDP of 257 people across 0.68 square miles of land, in Grafton County. 26.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $414,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Canaan
What Canaan is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area0.68 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land376 plus or minus 162
- County holding the largest share of its areaGrafton County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Canaan
- Population257 plus or minus 111
- Median age52.6 plus or minus 19.6
- Population under 1825 plus or minus 29
- Share under 189.7 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Population 65 and over77 plus or minus 63
- Share 65 and over30.0 percent plus or minus 21.0
- Households177 plus or minus 83
- Family households34 plus or minus 30
- Share of households that are families19.2 percent plus or minus 14.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Canaan
- Per capita income$37,411 plus or minus $7,698
- Civilian labor force139 plus or minus 95
- Employed139 plus or minus 95
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over205 plus or minus 98
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher100.0 percent plus or minus 21.4
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.6 percent plus or minus 16.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.8 percent plus or minus 12.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Canaan
- Housing units314 plus or minus 113
- Occupied units177 plus or minus 83
- Vacant units137 plus or minus 94
- Vacancy rate43.6 percent plus or minus 25.5
- Owner occupied47 plus or minus 44
- Renter occupied130 plus or minus 81
- Ownership rate26.6 percent plus or minus 21.5
- Median owner-occupied home value$275,000 plus or minus $169,335
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,097
- Single family units88 plus or minus 79
- Share single family28.0 percent plus or minus 23.0
- Units in buildings of two or more188 plus or minus 101
- Share in buildings of two or more59.9 percent plus or minus 24.0
- Mobile homes38 plus or minus 48
- Median year structure built1947
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Canaan gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute126 plus or minus 91
- Commuting under 15 minutes5 plus or minus 15
- Share commuting under 15 minutes4.0 percent plus or minus 11.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more29 plus or minus 34
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more23.0 percent plus or minus 20.8
- Drove alone81.3 percent plus or minus 27.2
- Carpooled9.4 percent plus or minus 12.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home9.4 percent plus or minus 13.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Canaan (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$414,000
- Average approval$414,000
- Median approval$414,000
- Largest approval$414,000
- Jobs supported2
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term156 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Canaan, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Canaan (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$557,000
- Average approval$557,000
- Median approval$557,000
- Largest approval$557,000
- Jobs supported0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Canaan, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Canaan
- NFIP communityTown of Canaan
- NFIP community number330049
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/08/24
The Town of Canaan participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 330049 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Grafton County, not Canaan
Grafton County context, not Canaan figures
- Establishments in Grafton County2,920
- Covered employment, Grafton County54,323
- Average annual pay, Grafton County$73,105
- Housing units permitted, Grafton County472
Every figure in this section is published for Grafton County as a whole and is not a measurement of Canaan.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Canaan questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Canaan, New Hampshire?
257, in 177 households. Canaan CDP covers 0.68 square miles of land, which is 376 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Canaan in?
Grafton County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
How much SBA lending goes to Canaan businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $414,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $414,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $557,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Canaan, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Canaan borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Canaan. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Canaan in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Canaan appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Canaan, town of, community 330049, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Canaan figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Grafton County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Canaan.
Is zoning published for Canaan?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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