Compare towns
Hancock vs Ryegate vs Stratton 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 renters (40.5% rent).
Ryegate has the oldest housing (typical home built 1949).
Stratton has the highest household income ($123k).
Goshen has the oldest population (median age 58.9).
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 | Ryegate | Stratton | Goshen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 435 |
1,059Highest |
532 |
142Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.8% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 33.8±11.6 22% below VT |
41.2±2.6 4% below VT |
31.5±4.1Lowest 27% below VT |
58.9±8.3Highest 37% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±5.8 VT: 17.9% |
23.2%±4.6 VT: 17.9% |
28%±7.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.6%±11.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Stratton and Ryegate 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% |
22.1%±1.5 VT: 21.4% |
11.7%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
37.3%±11.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3% VT: 43.8% |
29.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
33.2% VT: 43.8% |
42.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.4 VT: 7% |
1.3%±2.8 VT: 7% |
0%±10Lowest VT: 7% |
| Hancock and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $76,250±$34k 6% below VT |
$66,484±$15k 18% below VT |
$122,708±$33kHighest 51% above VT |
$56,250±$33kLowest 31% below VT |
| Stratton 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 |
$219,300±$32k 31% below VT |
$400,000±$50kHighest 26% above VT |
$330,000±$115k 4% above VT |
| Stratton and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $939±$19 24% below VT |
$908±$236Lowest 26% below VT |
$1,208±$979Highest about the VT average |
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| Stratton and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,511 30% below VT |
$3,472Lowest 31% below VT |
$4,750 6% below VT |
$5,240Highest 4% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 3.5%±16.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
55.9%±29.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
12%±69.8 VT: 48.4% |
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| Ryegate and Stratton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 5.6% VT: 10.1% |
14.5% VT: 10.1% |
0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.7% VT: 73.2% |
73.3% VT: 73.2% |
100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1949Lowest 27 yrs older than VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
1978 2 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 17% above VT |
28 min 18% above VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
| Work from home | 11.7%±5 VT: 16.9% |
8.2%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
3.3%±3.5Lowest 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.