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Goshen vs Whitingham vs Ashfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Goshen has the highest household income ($99k).
Whitingham has the most kids (19.8% under 18).
Ashfield has the most people working from home (24%).
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 | Whitingham | Ashfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 915Lowest |
1,368 |
1,893Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 58±5.8 49% above U.S. |
46.4±7.1Lowest 19% above U.S. |
58.6±3.4Highest 51% above U.S. |
| Ashfield and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.8%±4.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
12.4%±3.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Whitingham and Ashfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.4%±3.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
31.1%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
33.7%±2.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ashfield 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
32.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
52%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±3.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.2%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.2%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Goshen and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,906±$10kHighest 23% above U.S. |
$70,625±$11kLowest 13% below U.S. |
$80,833±$16k about the U.S. average |
| Goshen and Ashfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $351,900±$25k 6% above U.S. |
$262,300±$30kLowest 21% below U.S. |
$400,600±$30kHighest 20% above U.S. |
| Ashfield and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $869±$727 38% below U.S. |
$673±$150Lowest 52% below U.S. |
$1,100±$200Highest 22% below U.S. |
| Ashfield and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,022Lowest 61% above U.S. |
$5,055 62% above U.S. |
$5,197Highest 67% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60%±66.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
62.7%±47.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
62.5%±34 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Whitingham and Ashfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11% U.S.: 12.5% |
15.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
85.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
85.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1974Highest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1967 13 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 18% above U.S. |
38 minHighest 44% above U.S. |
30 minLowest 13% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.1%±7.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
9.7%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
24%±6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Ashfield and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Twin Valley Unified School District #75 | Mohawk Trail |
| High school in town | — | Twin Valley Middle High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.8 |
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U.S. 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.