Compare towns
Goshen vs Williston 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 affordable homes ($330k median).
Williston has the most kids (20.5% under 18).
Mount Tabor has the oldest housing (typical home built 1946).
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 | Williston | Mount Tabor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 142Lowest |
10,144Highest |
304 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +16.2% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 58.9±8.3Highest 37% above VT |
45.4±4.5Lowest 5% above VT |
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% |
20.5%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Williston 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% |
21%±3.5Lowest 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% VT: 43.8% |
54.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±10Lowest VT: 7% |
5.7%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4 VT: 7% |
| Williston 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 |
$106,967±$12kHighest 32% above VT |
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| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $330,000±$115kLowest 4% above VT |
$475,800±$40kHighest 50% above VT |
$420,500±$76k 33% above VT |
| Williston and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,832±$130Lowest 48% above VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Williston 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 |
$5,592Highest 11% above VT |
$5,233Lowest 4% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 46.9%±17.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Williston 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 VT: 10.1% |
4.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
75.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 2 yrs newer than VT |
1993Highest 17 yrs newer than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 11% below VT |
20 minLowest 16% below VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.1%±9.3 VT: 16.9% |
22.3%±7.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Williston and Goshen 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 | — | #11 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.