What stands out worked out from the figures below

Barnet has the most people working from home (55%).

Goshen has the most expensive homes ($330k median).

What matters to you?

Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Barnet	Goshen
People
Population	61Lowest	142Highest
Median age	62.2±45.8Highest 44% above VT	58.9±8.3Lowest 37% above VT
	Barnet and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	31.1%±29.6Highest VT: 17.9%	10.6%±11.6Lowest VT: 17.9%
	Barnet and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	36.1%±44.4Lowest VT: 21.4%	37.3%±11.7Highest VT: 21.4%
	Goshen and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	59.5%Highest VT: 43.8%	42.3%Lowest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0%±23.2 VT: 7%	0%±10 VT: 7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$57,917±$16kHighest 29% below VT	$56,250±$33kLowest 31% below VT
	Barnet and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$204,200±$38kLowest 36% below VT	$330,000±$115kHighest 4% above VT
	Goshen and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,950Lowest 41% below VT	$5,240Highest 4% above VT
Below poverty line	47.5%Highest VT: 10.1%	16.2%Lowest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	100% VT: 73.2%	100% VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT	1978Highest 2 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	—	21 min 11% below VT
Work from home	55%±29Highest VT: 16.9%	12.1%±9.3Lowest VT: 16.9%
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VT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.