Compare towns
Goshen vs Barre vs Chittenden
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 oldest population (median age 58.9).
Barre has the most renters (49.6% rent).
Chittenden has the highest household income ($106k).
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 | Barre | Chittenden |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 142Lowest |
8,412Highest |
1,318 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-1.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 58.9±8.3Highest 37% above VT |
42.2±6.6Lowest about the VT average |
50.8±6.3 18% above VT |
| Goshen and Chittenden 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% |
13.5%±3.8 VT: 17.9% |
13.8%±2.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Chittenden and Barre 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% |
19.4%±3.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.8%±4 VT: 21.4% |
| Goshen and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.3% VT: 43.8% |
36.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
51.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±10Lowest VT: 7% |
3.4%±1.9 VT: 7% |
3.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Chittenden and Barre 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 |
$65,625±$7k 19% below VT |
$106,250±$28kHighest 31% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $330,000±$115k 4% above VT |
$210,400±$15kLowest 34% below VT |
$346,800±$35kHighest 10% above VT |
| Chittenden and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,093±$58Lowest 11% below VT |
$1,125±$488Highest 9% below VT |
| Chittenden and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,240 4% above VT |
$5,192Lowest 3% above VT |
$5,346Highest 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 34.4%±10.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
14.8%±55.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Barre and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.2% VT: 10.1% |
17.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
50.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 2 yrs newer than VT |
1947Lowest 29 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 11% below VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
28 minHighest 21% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.1%±9.3 VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±4.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
15%±3.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Chittenden 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 | — | #19 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Barre Unified Union School District #97 · Central Vermont Career Center | Barstow Unified Union School District #49 |
| High school in town | — | Spaulding Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.7 |
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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.