Canaan TownshipPA
A town of 3,701, settled in 1819.
Is Canaan Township a good place to live?
Canaan Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C overall, 875th of 1032 graded towns in Pennsylvania, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its schools outperform 64% of the state's. Expect to pay for it: the typical home is worth about $276K, 4.4 years of the county’s $62K median household income. 5.9% of residents are under 18 in Canaan Township, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 22%. Only 101 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns score lower on the outdoors. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 76% of U.S. towns.
What makes Canaan Township stand out
Where Canaan Township beats most towns.
How Canaan Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Canaan Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Canaan Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Canaan Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Canaan Township.
Canaan Township faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 88% of U.S. communities. Since 2006, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Canaan Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
For schools, Canaan Township earns a B
Its public schools are run by Western Wayne SD. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert D Wilson El SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 345 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
In Canaan Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Canaan Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Canaan Township’s July high is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents commute out of Canaan Township
Canaan Township has about as many jobs (948) as working residents, but only 53 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Canaan Township for work: only 5% work in town. Jobs based in Canaan Township grew to 948 in 2023, 188 more than in 2013. 13% of residents live below the poverty line in Canaan Township.
| Canaan Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $73,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.1% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
2.2% of Canaan Township is conserved land
2.5 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is Pinchot State Forest, at 62 acres. The trail density in Canaan Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Canaan Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.2% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pinchot State Forest | — | 62 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Health in Canaan Township trails 53% of U.S. towns
Canaan Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 21% of Canaan Township adults binge drink.
| Canaan Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 38% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 6.9% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Canaan Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.5% | 8.8% |
| More uninsured adults | 10.5% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Lake Wallenpaupack and 17 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Canaan Township. Close and well known come first.
13 mi LakeLake Wallenpaupack
18 mi National Historic SiteSteamtown National Historic Site61K visitors a year
35 mi National park siteMiddle Delaware National Scenic River4.1M visitors a year
36 mi Ski areaCamelback Mountain Resort37 runs · 804 ft vertical14 mi Ski areaElk Mountain Ski Resort28 runs · 908 ft vertical
37 mi WaterfallBushkill FallsPhoto credits
Lake Wallenpaupack: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Steamtown National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Middle Delaware National Scenic River: Mike Serfas, Public domain · Camelback Mountain Resort: Calzarette at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Bushkill Falls: Snagglepuss at English Wikipedia, Public domain
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Everything we know about Canaan Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Canaan Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Canaan Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Canaan Township’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Canaan Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canaan Township | #875 | C | C | — | B | B− |
| Waymart | — | — | A− | A+ | B | B− |
| South Canaan Township | — | — | C+ | — | B | C+ |
| Carbondale Township | — | — | B− | — | A− | B− |
| Prompton | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cherry Ridge Township | — | — | C+ | — | A− | B− |
| Clinton Township | — | — | C− | — | B | B− |
| Texas Township | — | — | B− | — | A− | B− |
Waymart, South Canaan Township, Carbondale Township, Cherry Ridge Township, Clinton Township and Texas Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Canaan Township, South Canaan Township, Carbondale Township, Cherry Ridge Township, Clinton Township and Texas Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Prompton isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Canaan Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Canaan Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Canaan Township, PA a good place to live?
Canaan Township grades C overall, better than 30% of U.S. towns and #875 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B− for health and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Canaan Township, PA expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.