Best PlacesGoshen, VT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Goshen, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Goshen ranks 7,144th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Goshen
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Goshen's strengths and weaknesses
Where Goshen ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 94% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 89% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 88% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 88% of towns
Where Goshen ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,530 a month, better than only 2% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 13% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 14% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Goshen
A household needs to earn about $86,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Goshen home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $88,140, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Goshen's effective rate of 1.63%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Goshen
Goshen runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Goshen.
Who works in Goshen, and how
Work in Goshen centers on education and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Goshen
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Goshen.
What the weather is like in Goshen, month by month
Goshen sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 32, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 23° | 14° |
| April | 57° | 44° | 33° |
| July | 83° | 70° | 59° |
| October | 62° | 51° | 40° |
Flying in and out of Goshen
The nearest airport, Rutland/Southern Vermont Regional, is about 21 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 132 miles away.
The best schools in and around Goshen
Schools across Goshen average an A−, better than 84% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Putnam Central SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Ticonderoga Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Top high schools
- Ticonderoga Junior-senior High SchoolB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Goshen school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Goshen measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Goshen against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Goshen
Is Goshen a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Goshen ranks 7,144th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, clean air, and a strong job market, and lowest on childcare costs and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Goshen expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $297,083. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $88,140 median income, cost of living beats 72% of towns.
Is Goshen safe?
Yes, Goshen is safer than 81% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $227 per resident a year.
Compare Goshen with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Goshen. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Goshen represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Goshen detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Goshen: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Goshen: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Goshen: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Goshen: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Goshen detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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