Compare towns
Goshen vs Barre 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 most people working from home (12.1%).
Barre has the most renters (49.6% rent).
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 | Barre | Mount Tabor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 142Lowest |
8,412Highest |
304 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -6.2% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 58.9±8.3Highest 37% above VT |
42.2±6.6Lowest about the VT average |
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% |
13.5%±3.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Barre 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% |
19.4%±3.9Lowest 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% |
36.1% VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±10Lowest VT: 7% |
3.4%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4 VT: 7% |
| Barre 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 |
$65,625±$7kHighest 19% below VT |
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| Barre 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 |
$210,400±$15kLowest 34% 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 | — | $1,093±$58Lowest 11% below VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,240Highest 4% above VT |
$5,192Lowest 3% above VT |
$5,233 4% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 34.4%±10.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Barre 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% VT: 10.1% |
17.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
50.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 2 yrs newer than VT |
1947 29 yrs older than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 11% below VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.1%±9.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Goshen and Barre 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 | — |
| High school in town | — | Spaulding Union High School | — |
| 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.