What stands out worked out from the figures below

Goshen has the most expensive homes ($482k median).

Barkhamsted has the most people working from home (20.3%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Goshen	Barkhamsted
People
Population	3,196Lowest	3,678Highest
Median age	51.4±3.6Highest 25% above CT	50.2±3.3Lowest 22% above CT
	Goshen and Barkhamsted are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	15.3%±3.9Lowest CT: 20.2%	16.4%±3.9Highest CT: 20.2%
	Barkhamsted and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	26.8%±5.4Lowest CT: 18.5%	27.2%±7.1Highest CT: 18.5%
	Barkhamsted and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	56.7%Highest CT: 42.5%	54.3%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.8%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.3%±2.7Highest CT: 7.1%
	Barkhamsted and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$152,093±$27kHighest 59% above CT	$123,544±$9kLowest 29% above CT
	Goshen and Barkhamsted are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$482,400±$71kHighest 31% above CT	$368,000±$15kLowest about the CT average
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,250±$724Highest 16% below CT	$1,164±$114Lowest 22% below CT
	Goshen and Barkhamsted are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,292Lowest 20% below CT	$6,354Highest 4% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	31.8%±25.1Highest CT: 52.6%	28.8%±35.4Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Goshen and Barkhamsted are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	4.5%Highest CT: 10%	3.6%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	88.3%Lowest CT: 66.5%	92.9%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1985Highest 18 yrs newer than CT	1978Lowest 11 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	42 minHighest 58% above CT	28 minLowest 6% above CT
Work from home	13.4%±5.9Lowest CT: 16%	20.3%±7.1Highest CT: 16%
	Barkhamsted and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	—	#63 of 149 in CT
School district	Regional School District 20	Barkhamsted School District
High school in town	None in town	None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History	None yet	None yet

CT 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.