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In New Canaan, unemployment is 12.5% (2024).

New Canaan's population was 6,220 at the end of 2020. New Canaan registered an unemployment rate of 12.53% at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, the foreign population in New Canaan numbered 1,243.

Last checked 2026-10-0727 sources

Population6,220people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020
Median gross salary5,539EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables
Median rent3,164EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records
Unemployment rate12.53%country median 4.6% — 174% aboveOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)
Recorded crime786.7offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — 50% belowOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting
PM2.5, annual mean5.87µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)

Higher unemployment than 98% of American cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 80% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than 81% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to New Canaan?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
New Canaan recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet17Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan18Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)3,709 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)5Official
Median monthly rent3,164 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records4Official
Recorded property crimes103 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)8Official

Is New Canaan a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker28%strong on work, weak on housing · range 19–37%
Skilled employee37%strong on work, weak on education · range 28–46%
Student34%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 24–44%
Family37%strong on family, weak on education · range 28–46%
Retirement35%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 24–46%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

20% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 1,243 of 6,220 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in New Canaan is 12.5%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary5,539 EUR/month31 Dec 20202024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables1Official
Unemployment rate12.53 %country median 4.6%31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)7Official

What does a salary buy in New Canaan?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

New Canaan median gross pay: €5,539 (2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables, 2020-12-31).
Left over each month€372of €4,162 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€4,162
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €3,709
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€372
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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to New Canaan. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in New Canaan. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesNew Canaan highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with New Canaan highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
New Canaan787
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents786.7 offences per 100,000country median 1,58631 Dec 2024FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting9Official
Recorded violent crimes2 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)8Official

Mobility and administration

New Canaan's nearest airport was HPN, 20 km away and offered 15 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport15 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights11Official
Distance to the nearest major airport20 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports12Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)HPN3 Aug 2026OurAirports12Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for New Canaan. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies
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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in New Canaan.

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Climate and air quality

The annual PM2.5 concentration measured 5.9 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. New Canaan's monthly mean temperatures were −1.1°C in January and 23.7°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in New Canaan is 5.9 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean5.87 µg/m³31 Dec 2024US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)16Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 3.33 · Feb 5.22 · Mar 9.5 · Apr 16.67 · May 22.39 · Jun 26.56 · Jul 29.33 · Aug 28.28 · Sep 24.28 · Oct 18 · Nov 11.72 · Dec 5.94 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information10Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -5.44 · Feb -4.94 · Mar -0.889 · Apr 4.61 · May 10 · Jun 14.72 · Jul 18 · Aug 17.28 · Sep 13.44 · Oct 7 · Nov 1.72 · Dec -2.61 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information10Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -1.06 · Feb 0.111 · Mar 4.33 · Apr 10.61 · May 16.17 · Jun 20.67 · Jul 23.67 · Aug 22.78 · Sep 18.89 · Oct 12.5 · Nov 6.72 · Dec 1.67 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information10Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 108.2 · Feb 79.76 · Mar 120.1 · Apr 112.8 · May 104.6 · Jun 124.7 · Jul 95.76 · Aug 96.77 · Sep 132.3 · Oct 116.6 · Nov 106.4 · Dec 112.8 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information10Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Providence ±0.5 °C. Elsewhere: Markham (Canada) ±2.0 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±2.0 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±2.0 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±2.0 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±2.3 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

An area of 4 km² comprised New Canaan at the end of 2025. The population density of New Canaan stood at 1,718.7 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area4.01 km²31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)13Official
Foreign-resident share18.02 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)7Official
Foreign residents1,243 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)7Official
Population density1,719 people/km²31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)7Official
Population6,220 people31 Dec 2020U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 202015Official
Population covered by crime statistics21,319 people31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)8Official

Alternatives for people set on New Canaan

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Riverside as a New Canaan alternative in the same region

14 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Median gross pay, city: €9,846 Riverside vs €5,539 New Canaan+78%
  • Unemployment: 5.5% Riverside vs 12.5% New Canaan−56%
  • Foreign residents: 29.4% Riverside vs 18.0% New Canaan+63%
  • Residents: 8,843 Riverside vs 6,220 New Canaan+42%
  • Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ Riverside vs 5.9 µg/m³ New Canaansame level
Full comparisonMore about Riverside

North Bethesda as a New Canaan alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 387 km, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 6,220 New Canaan+705%
  • Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 12.5% New Canaan−71%
  • Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 18.0% New Canaan+89%
  • Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €5,539 New Canaan+10%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,458 (2025) North Bethesda vs 787 (2024) New Canaanno percentage
Full comparisonMore about North Bethesda

Cities near New Canaan

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

North Stamford 4.2 km away
Rent
2,103 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
4,368 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Stamford 7.4 km away
Salary
4,696 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31
Wilton 7.7 km away
Rent
1,681 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
7,892 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
East Norwalk 9.0 km away
Rent
1,915 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
4,079 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Westport 11.5 km away
Rent
3,050 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
8,425 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Riverside 14.5 km away
Rent
3,235 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
9,846 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Old Greenwich 15.0 km away
Rent
3,235 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
10,396 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

Other cities in United States to compare with New Canaan, nearest in population first.

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Sidney6,217 residentsFranklin6,224 residentsPeculiar6,226 residentsDillon6,227 residentsFoxborough6,227 residentsCanutillo6,212 residents

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the unemployment rate in New Canaan?

The unemployment rate is 12.53 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in New Canaan?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5.87 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: US EPA Air Quality System (AQS).

How safe is New Canaan?

Police recorded 786.7 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

How many people live in New Canaan?

The published population is 6,220 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in New Canaan?

1,243 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is New Canaan a good place to live?

New Canaan may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near New Canaan?

North Stamford, Stamford, Wilton, Norwalk, East Norwalk are near New Canaan. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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