What stands out worked out from the figures below

Andover has the most affordable homes ($377k median).

Middlebury has the most kids (22% under 18).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Andover	Middlebury
People
Population	3,152Lowest	7,807Highest
Median age	51.2±5.4Highest 25% above CT	44.4±2.3Lowest 8% above CT
	Andover and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	16.2%±4.4Lowest CT: 20.2%	22%±3.8Highest CT: 20.2%
	Middlebury and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	19.2%±5.1Lowest CT: 18.5%	22.7%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5%
	Middlebury and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	46.5%Lowest CT: 42.5%	53.3%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	8.2%±4.1Highest CT: 7.1%	5.8%±2.8Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Andover and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$134,632±$20kHighest 41% above CT	$133,487±$26kLowest 39% above CT
	Andover and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$376,500±$36kLowest about the CT average	$476,400±$23kHighest 30% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,166±$745Highest 22% below CT	$398±$387Lowest 73% below CT
	Andover and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,554Lowest about the CT average	$8,434Highest 27% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	60.8%±38.4Highest CT: 52.6%	12.7%±6.9Lowest CT: 52.6%
Below poverty line	1.8%Lowest CT: 10%	5.8%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	93.1%Highest CT: 66.5%	87.8%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1977Highest 10 yrs newer than CT	1976Lowest 9 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	25 min 5% below CT	25 min 5% below CT
Work from home	15.5%±5.4Highest CT: 16%	15.3%±3.2Lowest CT: 16%
	Andover and Middlebury 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	#43 of 149 in CT	#55 of 149 in CT
School district	Andover School District	Regional School District 15
High school in town	None in town	None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History	None yet	None yet

CT 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.