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Goshen vs Newfields vs Mount Tabor

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Goshen has the most affordable homes ($330k median).
Newfields has the most people working from home (25.5%).
Mount Tabor has the most renters (7.7% rent).

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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.

MeasureGoshenNewfieldsMount Tabor
People
Population
142Lowest
2,023Highest
304
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+5.3%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
58.9±8.3Highest
51% above U.S.
44.1±1.8Lowest
13% above U.S.
57.8±10.6
49% above U.S.
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
U.S.: 22%
18.9%±1.6Highest
U.S.: 22%
10.2%±6.1Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Newfields 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
U.S.: 17.2%
13.6%±0.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
42.4%±18.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
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%
U.S.: 35.7%
68.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
34.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0%±10Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
7.5%±7.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.6%±4
U.S.: 6.4%
Newfields 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
30% below U.S.
$197,885±$15kHighest
145% above U.S.
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Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$330,000±$115kLowest
about the U.S. average
$646,400±$34kHighest
94% above U.S.
$420,500±$76k
26% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,875±$323Lowest
33% above U.S.
$2,143±$367Highest
52% above U.S.
Mount Tabor and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,240
68% above U.S.
$10,000+Highest
at least 221% above U.S.
$5,233Lowest
68% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent —
43.3%±40.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Newfields 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
U.S.: 12.5%
2.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
11%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
100%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
95.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
92.3%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
1991Highest
11 yrs newer than U.S.
1946Lowest
34 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
21 minLowest
21% below U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
46 minHighest
72% above U.S.
Work from home
12.1%±9.3
U.S.: 15.1%
25.5%±3.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.4%±8.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
School district — Newfields School District —
High school in town — None in town —
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U.S. 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.