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Hancock vs Middlebury vs Goshen
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hancock has the most kids (17.2% under 18).
Middlebury has the most people working from home (19.1%).
Goshen has the oldest population (median age 58.9).
Middlebury is a college town. 40.9% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Hancock | Middlebury | Goshen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 435 |
7,220Highest |
142Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +10.9% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 33.8±11.6 22% below VT |
23.7±1.3Lowest 45% below VT |
58.9±8.3Highest 37% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±5.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
8.5%±1.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
10.6%±11.6 VT: 17.9% |
| Hancock and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
19.8%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
37.3%±11.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
61.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
42.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.6 VT: 7% |
40.9%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
0%±10Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,250±$34k 6% below VT |
$86,250±$18kHighest 6% above VT |
$56,250±$33kLowest 31% below VT |
| Middlebury and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $187,900±$11kLowest 41% below VT |
$417,400±$31kHighest 32% above VT |
$330,000±$115k 4% above VT |
| Middlebury and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $939±$19Lowest 24% below VT |
$1,201±$120Highest about the VT average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,511Lowest 30% below VT |
$6,795Highest 35% above VT |
$5,240 4% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 3.5%±16.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
56.6%±15.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
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| Below poverty line | 5.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.2% VT: 10.1% |
16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.5% VT: 73.2% |
56.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1978Highest 2 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 17% above VT |
15 minLowest 38% below VT |
21 min 11% below VT |
| Work from home | 11.7%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
19.1%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±9.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Middlebury 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 | — | #17 of 70 in VT | — |
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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.