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Goshen vs Athens vs Mount Tabor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Goshen has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Athens has the most people working from home (19.3%).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
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 | Athens | Mount Tabor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 142Lowest |
431Highest |
304 |
| Median age | 58.9±8.3Highest 37% above VT |
47.3±6.5Lowest 10% above VT |
57.8±10.6 34% above VT |
| Goshen and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.6%±11.6 VT: 17.9% |
13.9%±6.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Athens and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 37.3%±11.7 VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±4.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±10Lowest VT: 7% |
4.9%±3Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4 VT: 7% |
| Athens and Mount Tabor 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 |
$68,438±$30kHighest 16% below VT |
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| Athens 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±$115k 4% above VT |
$240,400±$32kLowest 24% below VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,125±$537Lowest 9% below VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,240 4% above VT |
$5,438Highest 8% above VT |
$5,233Lowest 4% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 43.5%±39Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Athens and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
12.1% VT: 10.1% |
11%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
73.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 2 yrs newer than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 11% below VT |
36 min 53% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.1%±9.3 VT: 16.9% |
19.3%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Athens 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.