Compare towns
Goshen vs Calais 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 shortest commute (21 min average).
Calais has the most kids (22.5% under 18).
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 | Calais | Chittenden |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 142Lowest |
1,713Highest |
1,318 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 58.9±8.3Highest 37% above VT |
42±8.6Lowest 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% |
22.5%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.8%±2.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 37.3%±11.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±5.2Lowest 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%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
51.5% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±10Lowest VT: 7% |
7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
3.8%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Calais and Chittenden 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 |
$100,625±$27k 24% above VT |
$106,250±$28kHighest 31% above VT |
| Chittenden and Calais 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 |
$390,300±$36kHighest 23% above VT |
$346,800±$35k 10% above VT |
| Calais and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,408±$392Highest 14% above VT |
$1,125±$488Lowest 9% below VT |
| Calais and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,240Lowest 4% above VT |
$6,586Highest 31% above VT |
$5,346 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 49%±38.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
14.8%±55.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Calais and Chittenden 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% |
8.8% VT: 10.1% |
6.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 2 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 11% below VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
28 min 21% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.1%±9.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±7.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
15%±3.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Calais and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Barstow Unified Union School District #49 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.