New Canaan is a medium-sized town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 20,775 people and five associated neighborhoods, New Canaan is the 54th largest community in Connecticut.

New Canaan home prices are not only among the most expensive in Connecticut, but New Canaan real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that New Canaan has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, New Canaan is also a town of artists. New Canaan has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape New Canaan’s character.

A relatively large number of people in New Canaan telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 24.85% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because of many things, New Canaan is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, New Canaan really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is New Canaan perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

In New Canaan, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.41 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.

For the size of the town, public transportation in New Canaan is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the train. For New Canaan, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to New Canaan, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. New Canaan is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 82.27% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in New Canaan in 2018 was $138,001, which is wealthy relative to Connecticut and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $552,004 for a family of four.

New Canaan is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call New Canaan home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of New Canaan residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in New Canaan include Irish, English, German, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in New Canaan is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Italian.