| Index | Canaan | New Hampshire | National |
| Cost of living | 100 | 113 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 111 | 111 | 100 |
| Groceries | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Health care | 108 | 108 | 100 |
| Housing | 79 | 125 | 100 |
| Transportation | 104 | 104 | 100 |
| Utilities | 115 | 115 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $118,037 | $9,836 | $2,754 | $3,541 |
| Renters | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| New Hampshire | 0% | 0% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| New Hampshire | 4% | 4% |
| Item | Canaan | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $32.10 | $27.62 | 16.2% |
| Beauty Salon | $63.58 | $51.11 | 24.4% |
| Toothpaste | $4.10 | $4.09 | 0.2% |
| Shampoo | $1.54 | $1.54 | 0.1% |
| Movie | $13.13 | $12.88 | 1.9% |
| Yoga | $27.44 | $19.66 | 39.6% |
| Item | Canaan | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $6.89 | $7.70 | 10.6% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.52 | $1.66 | 8.6% |
| Milk | $4.84 | $4.73 | 2.3% |
| Potatoes | $5.18 | $5.26 | 1.5% |
| Pizza | $12.57 | $12.76 | 1.5% |
| Beer | $9.88 | $10.55 | 6.3% |
| Item | Canaan | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $191.86 | $140.06 | 37.0% |
| Doctor | $185.67 | $153.82 | 20.7% |
| Dentist | $115.16 | $123.15 | 6.5% |
| Ibuprofen | $12.09 | $11.73 | 3.1% |
| Lipitor | $24.76 | $23.61 | 4.9% |
| Item | Canaan | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $260,200.00 | $326,622.00 | 20.3% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,625.98 | $2,480.25 | 5.9% |
| Apartment Rent | $1,111.00 | $1,444.00 | 23.1% |
| Item | Canaan | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $2.96 | $3.06 | 3.2% |
| Tire Balancing | $78.26 | $65.21 | 20.0% |
| Item | Canaan | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $278.51 | $220.12 | 26.5% |
| Phone | $190.66 | $195.71 | 2.6% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Fairlee, VT | 169 | 104 | 3.9% |
| Enfield, NH | 2,118 | 112 | 11.8% |
| White River Junction, VT | 2,579 | 112 | 12.0% |
| Wilder, VT | 3,263 | 113 | 13.4% |
| Plainfield, NH | 270 | 119 | 18.5% |
| Canaan, NH | 271 | 100 | 0.4% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Mentasta Lake, AK | 271 | 105 | 5.0% |
| Moro, AR | 271 | 78 | 22.4% |
| Oden, AR | 271 | 76 | 24.1% |
| Damascus, GA | 271 | 86 | 13.8% |
| Hancock, IA | 271 | 79 | 20.8% |
| Canaan, NH | 271 | 100 | 0.4% |
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