Compare towns
Brandon vs Wheelock vs Goshen
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brandon has the most renters (15.7% rent).
Wheelock has the most people working from home (21.1%).
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.
| Measure | Brandon | Wheelock | Goshen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,120Highest |
717 |
142Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 50.1±3.1Lowest 16% above VT |
51±5.6 18% above VT |
58.9±8.3Highest 37% above VT |
| Goshen and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±4.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.5 VT: 17.9% |
10.6%±11.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Brandon and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.3%±4.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.4%±4.7 VT: 21.4% |
37.3%±11.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Goshen and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
42.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.7 VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
0%±10Lowest VT: 7% |
| Wheelock and Brandon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,180±$12k 21% below VT |
$64,792±$20kHighest 20% below VT |
$56,250±$33kLowest 31% below VT |
| Wheelock and Brandon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $227,800±$23k 28% below VT |
$189,600±$37kLowest 40% below VT |
$330,000±$115kHighest 4% above VT |
| Goshen and Brandon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,064±$225 14% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,241 16% below VT |
$2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
$5,240Highest 4% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.7%±15.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
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| Brandon and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.2% VT: 10.1% |
8.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97.9% VT: 73.2% |
100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951Lowest 25 yrs older than VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
1978 2 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the VT average |
28 minHighest 17% above VT |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
| Work from home | 9.9%±5.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.1%±16Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±9.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Wheelock and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #69 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 | — | — |
| High school in town | Otter Valley Union High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9 |
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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.