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Brunswick vs Goshen vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brunswick has the most kids (23.9% under 18).
Goshen has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
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 | Brunswick | Goshen | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 109Lowest |
142 |
594Highest |
| Median age | 57.5±13.8 33% above VT |
58.9±8.3Highest 37% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
| Goshen and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.9%±24.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.6%±11.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Brunswick and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 39.4%±25.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
37.3%±11.7 VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Brunswick and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
42.3% VT: 43.8% |
48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±11Highest VT: 7% |
0%±10Lowest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1 VT: 7% |
| Brunswick and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $128,125±$33kHighest 58% above VT |
$56,250±$33kLowest 31% below VT |
$94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
| Brunswick and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $228,100±$52kLowest 28% below VT |
$330,000±$115k 4% above VT |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
| Windham and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,472Lowest 51% below VT |
$5,240 4% above VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
— | 41.2%±94Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Brunswick and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.1% VT: 73.2% |
100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest same as VT |
1978 2 yrs newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 41 minHighest 76% above VT |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.5%±15.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±9.3 VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Windham and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.