What stands out worked out from the figures below

Goshen has the most homeowners (100%).

Andover has the most people working from home (29.6%).

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	Andover
People
Population	142Lowest	616Highest
Median age	58.9±8.3Highest 37% above VT	49.2±5.1Lowest 14% above VT
	Goshen and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	10.6%±11.6Lowest VT: 17.9%	11.5%±4.9Highest VT: 17.9%
	Andover and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	37.3%±11.7Highest VT: 21.4%	22.7%±4.3Lowest VT: 21.4%
	Goshen and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	42.3%Lowest VT: 43.8%	43.3%Highest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0%±10Lowest VT: 7%	2.8%±1.5Highest VT: 7%
	Andover and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$56,250±$33kLowest 31% below VT	$102,500±$38kHighest 26% above VT
	Andover and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$330,000±$115kLowest 4% above VT	$382,900±$68kHighest 21% above VT
	Andover and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,389±$364 13% above VT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,240Highest 4% above VT	$5,190Lowest about the VT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	—	69.4%±47.1 VT: 48.4%
Below poverty line	16.2%Highest VT: 10.1%	4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	100%Highest VT: 73.2%	82.8%Lowest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1978Lowest 2 yrs newer than VT	1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	21 minLowest 11% below VT	25 minHighest 7% above VT
Work from home	12.1%±9.3Lowest VT: 16.9%	29.6%±12.9Highest VT: 16.9%
	Andover and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.