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Coldstream vs Goshen

7 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+19.6 pts in Coldstream) and jobs per worker (+67% in Goshen).

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Coldstream, KYA small town of 1,331Kentucky · 1,331 people
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Goshen, KYHomes around $504KKentucky · 989 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

ColdstreamA small town of 1,331
Quiet strengthsColdstream doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Coldstream →
GoshenHomes around $504K
Housing$504K typical home117% above the KY typical home All about Goshen →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Growth since 2010+19.6 pts
Coldstream has grown faster since 2010
Coldstream +17.7%Goshen -1.9%
Jobs per worker+67%
Goshen is more of a job hub
Goshen 0.15Coldstream 0.09
Typical home built12 yrs
Goshen’s homes are older
Coldstream 1991Goshen 1979
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,310 more a month in Goshen

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Coldstream$1,670/mo
Typical home $278K (Census) · tax rate 0.91% · or rent about $2,313/mo · Housing →
Goshen$2,980/mo
Typical home $504K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.80% · or rent about $2,288/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,310 a month, about $15,700 a year, between Goshen and Coldstream.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Kentucky ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Health
B−ColdstreamHealthier than 50% of U.S. towns –GoshenNot graded
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
ColdstreamGoshen
Snow a year15″4″
January low26°F26°F
July high87°F89°F
Growing season (days)209d225d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)16th82nd
Outdoors & history
ColdstreamGoshen
Settled—1849
Archive photos—2
Community
ColdstreamGoshen
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

7 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ColdstreamGoshenColdstreamGoshen
Coldstream ↔ Goshen6.9 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

ColdstreamGoshen
People
Population 1,331Highest 989Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +17.7%Highest KY: +3.8% -1.9%Lowest KY: +3.8%
Median age 37.3±4.7Highest 5% below KY 36.6±2.7Lowest 6% below KY
Coldstream and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.2%±3.6Lowest KY: 22.6% 26.9%±3Highest KY: 22.6%
Goshen and Coldstream are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14.5%±2.9Lowest KY: 17.3% 15.1%±4.3Highest KY: 17.3%
Goshen and Coldstream are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 46.3%Lowest KY: 27.6% 51.7%Highest KY: 27.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.1%±2Lowest KY: 5.5% 9.6%±4.1Highest KY: 5.5%
Goshen and Coldstream are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $109,226±$10kHighest 71% above KY $88,188±$13kLowest 38% above KY
Coldstream and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $277,700±$12kLowest 35% above KY $307,200±$22kHighest 49% above KY
Goshen and Coldstream are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,313±$416Highest 139% above KY $2,288±$180Lowest 137% above KY
Coldstream and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,539Highest 64% above KY $2,455Lowest 59% above KY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 41.9%±31.6Lowest KY: 45.4% 71.4%±55.6Highest KY: 45.4%
Goshen and Coldstream are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 2.8%Lowest KY: 16.1% 3.8%Highest KY: 16.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 82%Lowest KY: 68.3% 86.5%Highest KY: 68.3%
Typical home builtmedian year 1991Highest 9 yrs newer than KY 1979Lowest 3 yrs older than KY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 6% above KY 27 minHighest 11% above KY
Work from home 14.8%±4.5Lowest KY: 10.2% 19.1%±7.6Highest KY: 10.2%
Goshen and Coldstream are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.3%Lowest 0.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.8 miLowest 13.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.09Lowest 0.15Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Louisville (30%)Louisville (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in GoshenFew work in Coldstream
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 109Highest 90.6Lowest
Kentucky average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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