Compare towns
Leicester vs Orange vs Goshen
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Leicester has the youngest population (median age 48.8).
Orange has the most affordable homes ($222k median).
Goshen has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Leicester | Orange | Goshen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,026Highest |
957 |
142Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -10%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-2.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 48.8±3.8Lowest 13% above VT |
50.3±5.3 17% above VT |
58.9±8.3Highest 37% above VT |
| Goshen and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.9%±5.1 VT: 17.9% |
15.6%±4.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.6%±11.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Orange and Leicester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±6.7 VT: 21.4% |
19.4%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
37.3%±11.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Goshen and Leicester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.9% VT: 43.8% |
22.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
42.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.6 VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
0%±10Lowest VT: 7% |
| Orange and Leicester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,417±$30k 13% below VT |
$71,302±$13kHighest 12% below VT |
$56,250±$33kLowest 31% below VT |
| Orange and Leicester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $309,700±$107k about the VT average |
$222,000±$22kLowest 30% below VT |
$330,000±$115kHighest 4% above VT |
| Goshen and Leicester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,098±$300Lowest 11% below VT |
$1,330±$153Highest 8% above VT |
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| Orange and Leicester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,822 24% below VT |
$3,545Lowest 30% below VT |
$5,240Highest 4% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±40.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±87Lowest VT: 48.4% |
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| Leicester and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.8% VT: 10.1% |
7.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.8% VT: 73.2% |
100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1978Lowest 2 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 20% above VT |
28 min 19% above VT |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
| Work from home | 12.7%±5.9 VT: 16.9% |
13.5%±4.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±9.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Orange and Leicester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Echo Valley Community Union School District #67 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| 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.