Compare towns
Chittenden 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
Chittenden has the highest household income ($106k).
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 | Chittenden | Goshen | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,318Highest |
142Lowest |
594 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7% VT: +2.8% |
— | — |
| Median age | 50.8±6.3 18% above VT |
58.9±8.3Highest 37% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
| Goshen and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.8%±2.5 VT: 17.9% |
10.6%±11.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Windham and Chittenden 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% |
37.3%±11.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Goshen and Windham 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% |
42.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
0%±10Lowest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,250±$28kHighest 31% above VT |
$56,250±$33kLowest 31% below VT |
$94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
| Chittenden and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $346,800±$35k 10% above VT |
$330,000±$115kLowest 4% above VT |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
| Windham and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$488 9% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,346 6% above VT |
$5,240Lowest 4% above VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.8%±55.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
— | 41.2%±94Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Windham 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% |
16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5% VT: 73.2% |
100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1978Lowest 2 yrs newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 21% above VT |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 15%±3.6 VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±9.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Windham 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 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.