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41.83° N · 72.90° W · GEOID 0912370

Canton Valley

Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut · part of the Hartford, CT metro

Computed by Citytistics from 13 public sources · Data bundle checked 2026-11-14 · How we calculate

Limited data population under 5,000

ConnecticutCanton Valley, CTCanton ValleyCanton Valley

The short answer

Canton Valley is home to 1,186 people. Median household income is $91,678 a year and median rent is $981 a month, 12.8% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $322,700, about 3.5x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$981
28% below the median place
Median household income
$91,678
14% above the median place
Median home value
$322,700
1% above the median place
Unemployment
0.0%
below the median place (median 4.9%)

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Canton Valley

  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 11.5% a year while rent rose -1.6%, so pay gained on rent more than in 98% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 65 Connecticut places.
  • 0.0% of residents live below the poverty line, fewer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 57 Connecticut places.
  • Unemployment averaged 0.0% over the survey period, lower than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 52 Connecticut places.
  • The median rent takes only 12.8% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 93% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 65 Connecticut places.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $1,233 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 91% of places its size.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 97 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to Canton Valley

Capitol Planning Region loses about 2.8 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in28,857
Moved out31,076
Net−2,219

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT3,2162,914+302
South Central Connecticut Plannin, CT2,2291,719+510
Lower Connecticut River Valley Pl, CT1,8472,046−199
Hampden County, MA1,8001,231+569
Southeastern Connecticut Planning, CT1,2241,363−139
Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT737830−93
Western Connecticut Planning Regi, CT602485+117
Middlesex County, MA497539−42

Within Connecticut, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within ConnecticutOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$75K
Leavers$83K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Capitol Planning Region; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
4.4% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.2% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Capitol Planning Region report $75,000 a year in income on average; those leaving, $83,300, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$39,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $981 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,214 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $322,700.
Getting to work
31 minutes each way on average; 20.1% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Portland, CT matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
4.4%
24% below the median place
Income of households moving out6
$83,300
19% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people6
-2.8
367% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureCanton ValleyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure4.4%24% below
Moved from another state1County figure2.2%10% above
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure-2.8367% below
Income of households moving in6County figure$74,9956% above
Income of households moving out6County figure$83,30019% above
02

What it costs to live here

Rent to income is 12.8%, 37% below the median place.

Canton Valley12.8%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$39,240
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
12.8%
37% below the median place
Home price to income
3.5x
7% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
13%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$79,300
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Property tax rate1
1.9%
108% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$6,109
87% above the median place
Homeownership1
79.1%
19% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureCanton ValleyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$98128% below
Rent to income112.8%37% below
Property tax rate11.9%108% above
Home price to income13.5x7% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure102.82% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,93320% above
Property tax paid (median)1$6,10987% above
Median home value1$322,7001% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure5.7%80% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure61.6%20% above
Homeownership179.1%19% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure51.9%3% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,21418% above
Vacant homes1County figure6.1%13% below
Median year built119700% below
03

Work and pay

Unemployment is 0.0%, below the median place (median 4.9%).

Unemployment1
0.0%
below the median place (median 4.9%)
Poverty rate1
0.0%
below the median place (median 10.8%)
Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Mean commute31 min +26%
Works from home20.1% +61%
Income per person$53,106 +33%
Median household income$91,678 +14%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureCanton ValleyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$91,67814% above
Income per person1$53,10633% above
Unemployment10.0%below (median 4.9%)
Average annual pay5County figure$84,68028% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure2.2%41% below
Jobs5County figure531,855253% above
Poverty rate10.0%below (median 10.8%)
Mean commute131 min26% above
Works from home120.1%61% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

No health insurance is 0.0%, below the median place (median 6.4%).

No health insurance1
0.0%
below the median place (median 6.4%)
High school or higher1
98.4%
7% above the median place
Household size1
2.2
13% below the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureCanton ValleyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,1866646th largest
Median age1County figure40.03% above
Bachelor's or higher145.5%42% above
High school or higher198.4%7% above
Household size12.213% below
Born abroad1County figure15.2%73% above
No health insurance10.0%below (median 6.4%)
Homes with broadband196.0%4% above
05

Life in Canton Valley

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents16.9 +66%
Playgrounds per 10k16.9 +79%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k16.9 +51%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars22.9 +10%
Shops31.9 +5%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.1 +0%
Doctors' offices and clinics23.6 +17%
Child care centers2.4 +4%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools9
282
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students9
136,830
above the median place (median 4,897)
Students per teacher9
12.3
20% below the median place
All 15 schools and local life measures
MeasureCanton ValleyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools9County figure282above (median 9)
Public school students9County figure136,830above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher9County figure12.320% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure22.910% above
Shops per 10k7County figure31.95% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure4.10% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure23.617% above
Child care centers per 10k7County figure2.44% above
Parks per 10k816.966% above
Playgrounds per 10k816.979% above
Grocery stores per 10k80.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k816.951% above
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails80.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Hurricane risk is 93.2, 32% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Canton Valley. Larger places are fetched first.

Hurricane risk10
93.2
32% above the median place
Natural hazard risk10
97.4
5% above the median place
Heat wave risk10
96.4
7% above the median place
All 7 weather and risk measures
MeasureCanton ValleyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Natural hazard risk10County figure97.45% above
Hurricane risk10County figure93.232% above
Tornado risk10County figure90.511% above
Wildfire risk10County figure56.97% below
Heat wave risk10County figure96.47% above
Median air quality index11Metro figure422% below
Good air days11Metro figure66.6%3% below
08

Canton Valley in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 12% of the median income in 2030, down from 13% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$981/mo (2024)$1,230/mo$1,010 to $1,490/mo+3.8%
Median household income$91,678 (2024)$120,500$102,000 to $142,500+4.7%
Median home value$322,700 (2024)$467,000$339,000 to $643,000+6.3%

The median home would be worth 3.9 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.5 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Canton Valley

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Portland, CT$1,122$89,401Compare
Lewisville, NC$1,095$100,917Compare
Lake Mills, WI$1,209$91,027Compare
Battlefield, MO$1,042$94,542Compare
Battlefield, MOLake Mills, WILewisville, NCPortland, CTCanton Valley, CTCanton ValleyPortlandLewisvilleLake MillsBattlefieldPortlandLewisvilleLake MillsBattlefield

Common questions

Is Canton Valley a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 11.5% a year while rent rose -1.6%, so pay gained on rent more than in 98% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 65 Connecticut places. 0.0% of residents live below the poverty line, fewer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 57 Connecticut places. On cost, space and class size it scores 87 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Canton Valley expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 12.8% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $322,700.

What salary do you need to live in Canton Valley?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $39,240 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Canton Valley?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Portland, CT, Lewisville, NC, Lake Mills, WI and Battlefield, MO.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  10. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  11. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Canton Valley with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Canton Valley itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/canton-valley-connecticut

Citytistics. “Canton Valley, Connecticut.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/canton-valley-connecticut/

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