Compare towns
Leicester vs Wells 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 most renters (14.5% rent).
Wells has the most affordable homes ($243k 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 | Wells | Goshen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,026 |
1,148Highest |
142Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -10%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 48.8±3.8Lowest 13% above VT |
50.7±5.2 18% above VT |
58.9±8.3Highest 37% above VT |
| Goshen and Wells 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% |
15.1%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.6%±11.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Wells and Leicester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±6.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.5%±2.2Lowest 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% |
29.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
42.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.6 VT: 7% |
3%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
0%±10Lowest VT: 7% |
| Wells 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 |
$75,417±$11kHighest 7% below VT |
$56,250±$33kLowest 31% below VT |
| Wells 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 |
$243,000±$42kLowest 23% 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 |
$1,313±$282Highest 6% above VT |
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| Wells 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 |
$3,308Lowest 34% below VT |
$5,240Highest 4% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±40.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
62.5%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
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| Wells and Leicester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.5% VT: 10.1% |
16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.4% VT: 73.2% |
100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1978 2 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 20% above VT |
48 minHighest 102% above VT |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
| Work from home | 12.7%±5.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.3%±6.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±9.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Leicester and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Wells Spring Unified Union School District #69 | — |
| 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.