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Goshen vs Douglas vs Conway
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Goshen has the most affordable homes ($352k median).
Douglas has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6%).
Conway has the most people working from home (29.1%).
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 | Goshen | Douglas | Conway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 915Lowest |
9,207Highest |
1,755 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-7.2% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 58±5.8Highest 45% above MA |
44±2.6Lowest 10% above MA |
55.6±3 39% above MA |
| Goshen and Conway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11%±3.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.2%±3.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
16.5%±3.3 MA: 19.4% |
| Douglas and Conway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.4%±3.2 MA: 17.9% |
15.4%±3.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
31.9%±4.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Conway and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.5% MA: 47.3% |
41.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
60.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±3.7Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±2.3 MA: 7.9% |
2.6%±1.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Goshen and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,906±$10k 5% below MA |
$152,267±$10kHighest 46% above MA |
$97,250±$11kLowest 6% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $351,900±$25kLowest 37% below MA |
$470,600±$29kHighest 16% below MA |
$395,900±$25k 30% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $869±$727Lowest 51% below MA |
$1,503±$697 15% below MA |
$1,800±$990Highest about the MA average |
| Conway and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,022Lowest 16% below MA |
$6,338Highest 6% above MA |
$5,797 3% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60%±66.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
33.9%±17.4 MA: 51.8% |
23.9%±33.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Goshen and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11%Highest MA: 10% |
4.8% MA: 10% |
4.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.9% MA: 62.5% |
83.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
93.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 3 yrs older than MA |
1986Highest 22 yrs newer than MA |
1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 7% above MA |
34 minHighest 16% above MA |
24 minLowest 18% below MA |
| Work from home | 19.1%±7.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
20.9%±4.9 MA: 18.6% |
29.1%±8.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Conway and Douglas 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 | — | #177 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | — | Douglas | Conway |
| High school in town | — | Douglas High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.2 |
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MA 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.