Small Town Cosmopolitan
With its thriving main street, convenient location and pedigree of noteworthy residents, New Canaan living is cultured with a genuine community feel.
The Commute
Express trains from Metro North’s New Canaan station, served by its own dedicated railroad branch, reach Manhattan in just under one hour. Downtown Stamford is a short drive (or shuttle train ride) away.
PARKS & REC
250-acre Waveny Park includes athletic fields, 3.5 miles of trails, swimming facilities and platform tennis—six additional parks are elsewhere in town.
The Legacy
New Canaan became an epicenter of contemporary architecture as home to the “Harvard Five,” a group of five legendary modernists composed of Philip Johnson, Marcel Breuer, Landis Gores, Eliot Noyes and John M. Johansen.
The Landscape
In-town neighborhoods with sidewalk streets and larger estates along gently rolling ridgelines.
Market Data for New Canaan Real Estate
Household Incomes
Housing Stock
Median sale price
May, 2023
$2,065,000
0.7% since April, 2023
18.0% since May, 2022
| May, 2023 | April, 2023 | May, 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | $2,065,000 | 0.7% | 18.0% |
| Average sale price | $1,990,316 | -10.9% | 11.0% |
| Homes sold | 19 | 5.6% | -26.9% |
| Average days on market | 63 | 26.0% | 37.0% |
| % of sale price to list price | 100.67 | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| Homes for sale | 75 | 25.0% | 15.4% |
| Months of inventory | 3.95 | 18.4% | 57.9% |
A look around town
