What stands out worked out from the figures below

Goshen has the most affordable homes ($330k median).

Warren has the most people working from home (36.2%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Goshen	Warren
People
Population	142Lowest	1,585Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	+16% VT: +2.8%
Median age	58.9±8.3Highest 37% above VT	53.1±4.2Lowest 23% above VT
	Goshen and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	10.6%±11.6Highest VT: 17.9%	9.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9%
	Goshen and Warren 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%	30.1%±4.9Lowest VT: 21.4%
	Goshen and Warren 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%	60%Highest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0%±10Lowest VT: 7%	3.6%±4Highest VT: 7%
	Warren and Goshen 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	$86,905±$16kHighest 7% above VT
	Warren 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±$115kLowest 4% above VT	$569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,750±$394 42% above VT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,240Lowest 4% above VT	$7,284Highest 45% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	—	32.3%±26.6 VT: 48.4%
Below poverty line	16.2%Highest VT: 10.1%	15.7%Lowest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	100%Highest VT: 73.2%	86.7%Lowest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1978Highest 2 yrs newer than VT	1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	21 minHighest 11% below VT	19 minLowest 21% below VT
Work from home	12.1%±9.3Lowest VT: 16.9%	36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9%
Schools
School district	—	Harwood Unified Union School District #60
High school in town	—	None in town
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Old photos in History	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.