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Starks vs Goshen vs Ludlow
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Starks has the most renters (10% rent).
Goshen has the most expensive homes ($256k median).
Ludlow has the most people working from home (9.8%).
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 | Starks | Goshen | Ludlow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 556 |
1,042Highest |
444Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 46.7±9.4 20% above U.S. |
54.1±16.1Highest 39% above U.S. |
46.1±5.8Lowest 19% above U.S. |
| Goshen and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
26.8%±5.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
22.7%±5.9 U.S.: 22% |
| Goshen and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.3%±2.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
27.5%±8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
12.4%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Goshen and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21% U.S.: 35.7% |
22.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
16.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.9%±0.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±3.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Ludlow and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,500±$8k 21% below U.S. |
$70,417±$26kHighest 13% below U.S. |
$62,500±$21kLowest 23% below U.S. |
| Goshen and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $148,500±$27k 55% below U.S. |
$255,600±$53kHighest 23% below U.S. |
$133,900±$56kLowest 60% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,063±$301 25% below U.S. |
$1,938±$416Highest 37% above U.S. |
$988±$111Lowest 30% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,348Lowest 57% below U.S. |
$4,760Highest 53% above U.S. |
$1,655 47% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.5%±90.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
46.2%±74.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.5%±94.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Goshen and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
15.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
91.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1992Highest 12 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 23% above U.S. |
23 min 13% below U.S. |
21 minLowest 21% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 3.3%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.8%±4.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
9.8%±8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Ludlow and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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U.S. 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.