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Hancock vs Vergennes 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 affordable homes ($188k median).
Vergennes has the most people working from home (16%).
Goshen has the most homeowners (100%).
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 | Vergennes | Goshen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 435 |
2,565Highest |
142Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.4% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 33.8±11.6Lowest 22% below VT |
46.6±2.1 8% above VT |
58.9±8.3Highest 37% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±5.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.2%±3.6 VT: 17.9% |
10.6%±11.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Hancock and Vergennes 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% |
21.6%±4.7 VT: 21.4% |
37.3%±11.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Goshen and Vergennes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
42.1% VT: 43.8% |
42.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.6 VT: 7% |
4.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
0%±10Lowest VT: 7% |
| Vergennes and Hancock 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 |
$76,587±$13kHighest 6% below VT |
$56,250±$33kLowest 31% below VT |
| Vergennes 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 |
$310,000±$24k about the VT average |
$330,000±$115kHighest 4% above VT |
| Goshen and Vergennes 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 |
$1,000±$267Highest 19% below VT |
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| Vergennes and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,511Lowest 30% below VT |
$5,578Highest 11% above VT |
$5,240 4% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 3.5%±16.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.9%±17.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
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| Below poverty line | 5.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.6% VT: 10.1% |
16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
72.1% VT: 73.2% |
100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
1978Highest 2 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 17% above VT |
21 min 9% below VT |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
| Work from home | 11.7%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16%±5.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±9.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Vergennes 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 | — | #22 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Addison Northwest Unified Union School District #54 | — |
| High school in town | — | Vergennes Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.7 |
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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.