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Chittenden vs Westminster 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).
Westminster has the most people working from home (27%).
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 | Westminster | Goshen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,318 |
2,999Highest |
142Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 50.8±6.3Lowest 18% above VT |
53.5±3.7 24% above VT |
58.9±8.3Highest 37% above VT |
| Goshen and Westminster 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% |
18.2%±4.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.6%±11.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Westminster 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% |
27.6%±6.8 VT: 21.4% |
37.3%±11.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Goshen and Westminster 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% |
46.3% VT: 43.8% |
42.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.6 VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
0%±10Lowest VT: 7% |
| Westminster and Chittenden 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 |
$71,491±$4k 12% below VT |
$56,250±$33kLowest 31% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $346,800±$35kHighest 10% above VT |
$273,800±$35kLowest 14% 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 |
$916±$126Lowest 26% below VT |
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| Chittenden and Westminster 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 |
$4,063Lowest 19% below VT |
$5,240 4% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.8%±55.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
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| Westminster 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% |
8.8% VT: 10.1% |
16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5% VT: 73.2% |
88.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1978Lowest 2 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 21% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
| Work from home | 15%±3.6 VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±9.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #53 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Barstow Unified Union School District #49 | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Bellows Falls Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.6 |
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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.