Canaan

Connecticut

canaanfallsvillage.org
108 Main St., Falls Village, CT, 06031
Phone: (860) 824-0707

First Selectman: David Barger

Sustainable CT Designation: Registered Member

AdvanceCT Town Profile

Demographics

Population	1,175
Median Household Income (2023)	89,632
Per Capita Income (2023)	$54,648
Owner-occupied Housing Unit Rate	60.09%
Median Home Value (2023)	462,800
Median Rent (2023)	1,846
Total Households (2025)	494

Municipal Finances

Total Net Grand List (2025)	$243,084,682
Equalized Net Grand List (ENGL) 2022	$413,157,290
Adjusted Equalized Net Grand List per Capita	$101,319.25
Mill Rate-Real and Personal Property(FY 2025)	22.44
Mill Rate-MV (FY 2026)	22.44
Net Real Property Levy (FY25)	$4,664,498.38
Net Personal Property Levy (2025)	$495,649.05
Net Motor Vehicle Levy (2025)	$276,212.22
Total Tax Levy	$5,436,359.65
Tiered PILOT	$79,278.07
Mashantucket Pequot & Mohegan Fund Grant	$6,202
Town Aid Road	$223,286.70
Local Capital Improvement (LoCIP)	$27513.42
Municipal Grants-in-Aid	$20,712
Education Cost Sharing	$125,752
Special Education and Expansion Development (SEED)	$140.2
Total State Grants	$541,816.47
Tax Exempt Property as % of 2022 Grand List	22.10%

Governance

Form of Government	Selectman-Town Meeting
CEO Term Length	2
Take Office Date	2

Town Hall

Wants you To KNOW

Canaan, better known as Falls Village, is a place where people come to enjoy life in a New England country setting; where neighbor helps neighbor, the schools are excellent, the virtues of small-town life still exist and this town’s long, colorful history is cherished and preserved. It is the home to the Great Falls and the Appalachian Trail.

Geography

County

LITCHFIELD

Council of Government (COG)

Northwest Hills Council of Governments (NHCOG)

Area (sq. miles)	19.5
Public Roads-Town	30.71

Representation

US Congressional District	5
State Senate Districts	30
State House	64