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Hancock vs Orleans 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 highest household income ($76k).
Orleans has the most affordable homes ($156k median).
Goshen has the most expensive homes ($330k median).
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 | Orleans | Goshen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 435 |
809Highest |
142Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.7% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 33.8±11.6Lowest 22% below VT |
41.7±5.8 3% below VT |
58.9±8.3Highest 37% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±5.8 VT: 17.9% |
17.9%±4.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.6%±11.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Orleans and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
19.7%±3.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
37.3%±11.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3% VT: 43.8% |
24.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
42.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.6Highest VT: 7% |
3.7%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
0%±10Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,250±$34kHighest 6% below VT |
$57,159±$10k 30% below VT |
$56,250±$33kLowest 31% below VT |
| Hancock and Orleans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $187,900±$11k 41% below VT |
$156,300±$18kLowest 51% below VT |
$330,000±$115kHighest 4% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $939±$19Highest 24% below VT |
$810±$94Lowest 34% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,511 30% below VT |
$3,019Lowest 40% below VT |
$5,240Highest 4% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 3.5%±16.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
27.3%±17.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
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| Orleans and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
64.1% VT: 73.2% |
100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1978Highest 2 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 17% above VT |
31 minHighest 33% above VT |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
| Work from home | 11.7%±5 VT: 16.9% |
8.3%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±9.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Goshen and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.