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Goshen vs Cornwall vs Rochester
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).
Cornwall has the most kids (18.7% under 18).
Rochester has the most people working from home (40.8%).
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 | Cornwall | Rochester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 142Lowest |
1,208 |
1,389Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 58.9±8.3Highest 37% above VT |
50.4±4.6Lowest 17% above VT |
53.3±7.6 24% above VT |
| Goshen and Rochester 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% |
18.7%±3Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.4%±3.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Cornwall 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% |
25.7%±6.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
31.5%±3.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Goshen and Rochester 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% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
49% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±10Lowest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
0.4%±0.6 VT: 7% |
| Cornwall and Rochester 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 |
$114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
$72,676±$8k 11% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $330,000±$115k 4% above VT |
$458,000±$49kHighest 45% above VT |
$253,600±$81kLowest 20% below VT |
| Cornwall and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,125±$206Highest 9% below VT |
$929±$158Lowest 25% below VT |
| Cornwall and Rochester 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 |
$6,726Highest 33% above VT |
$3,977Lowest 21% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 61.9%±65.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
62.4%±27.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Rochester and Cornwall 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% |
0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
18.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
94.3% VT: 73.2% |
86.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 2 yrs newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 11% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
27 minHighest 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.1%±9.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
40.8%±27.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Rochester and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.