Beecher FallsVT
This town of 67 people was settled in 1889.
Is Beecher Falls a good place to live?
5.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Beecher Falls, below both the Vermont town median (40%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). No town among the 72 in Vermont we compare has a higher median age than Beecher Falls. 38% of the land in Beecher Falls is conserved, where Vermont’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Beecher Falls has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Beecher Falls stand out
Where Beecher Falls beats most towns.
67 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Beecher Falls: who provides what
Beecher Falls is unincorporated, so Essex County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Beecher Falls.
A job hub: Beecher Falls has 2.1 jobs for every working resident and draws in 107 commuters
The top destinations are Colebrook (20%), Canaan (12%) and Stewartstown (8%). Jobs in Beecher Falls fell by 50 from 2013 to 2023, to 107. Half commute less than 22 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Nearly a third of Beecher Falls is conserved land
In Beecher Falls, the trail network density is 2.0 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A typical July afternoon in Beecher Falls is cooler than in the typical Vermont or U.S. town
Beecher Falls brings cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 77°, January nights drop to 4° and about 111 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a high hazard risk in Beecher Falls: inland flooding
Expected losses in Beecher Falls break down as 79% from inland flooding and 9% from cold waves. In Beecher Falls, the FEMA risk score is 66 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A larger share of adults report frequent physical distress in Beecher Falls than in most of Vermont or the rest of the country
Only one of the 72 Vermont towns we compare has a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Beecher Falls. The share of adults in Beecher Falls who say their health is fair or poor: 22%. This Vermont town does better than the Vermont average on 4 of 31 CDC measures and worse on 15. 42% of adults in the town have high blood pressure; 13% binge drink.
| Beecher Falls | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 32% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 19% | 25% |
| What stands out | Beecher Falls | VT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 13.1% | 16.6% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.5% | 76.7% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.1% | 6.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Beecher Falls
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Beecher Falls; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Beecher Falls residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Vermont.
Every workday, about 107 people come to Beecher Falls for work
Where Beecher Falls’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Beecher Falls
Census-designated place in Vermont, United States
Beecher Falls is a census-designated place in the town of Canaan, Essex County, Vermont, United States. Beecher Falls is located on the Connecticut River across from Stewartstown, New Hampshire, in the northeast corner of Vermont. Its population was 139 as of the 2020 census. The Beecher Falls–East Hereford Border Crossing, a port of entry with Canada, is located here.
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- Area
- 1.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,066 ft
- ZIP code
- 05902
Questions about Beecher Falls
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Beecher Falls, VT a good place to live?
Beecher Falls has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.