Compare towns
Chittenden vs Braintree vs Goshen
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chittenden has the highest household income ($106k).
Braintree has the most affordable homes ($218k median).
Goshen has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Chittenden | Braintree | Goshen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,318Highest |
1,026 |
142Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 50.8±6.3Lowest 18% above VT |
58.4±2.4 35% above VT |
58.9±8.3Highest 37% above VT |
| Goshen and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.8%±2.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
12.3%±3.2 VT: 17.9% |
10.6%±11.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Chittenden and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
33.2%±3.4 VT: 21.4% |
37.3%±11.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Goshen and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
42.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
1.8%±1.3 VT: 7% |
0%±10Lowest VT: 7% |
| Chittenden and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,250±$28kHighest 31% above VT |
$79,803±$5k about the VT average |
$56,250±$33kLowest 31% below VT |
| Chittenden and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $346,800±$35kHighest 10% above VT |
$217,700±$28kLowest 31% below VT |
$330,000±$115k 4% above VT |
| Chittenden and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$488Highest 9% below VT |
$840±$405Lowest 32% below VT |
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| Chittenden and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,346Highest 6% above VT |
$3,908Lowest 22% below VT |
$5,240 4% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.8%±55.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
43.4%±29.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
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| Braintree and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.1% VT: 10.1% |
16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5% VT: 73.2% |
81%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1978Lowest 2 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 21% above VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
| Work from home | 15%±3.6 VT: 16.9% |
19%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±9.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Braintree and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Barstow Unified Union School District #49 | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.