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Andover vs Bow vs Wilmington
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Andover has the most people working from home (30.4%).
Bow has the most affordable homes ($507k median).
Wilmington has the most homeowners (88.1%).
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 | Andover | Bow | Wilmington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 36,652Highest |
8,335Lowest |
23,336 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.9±1Highest 10% above U.S. |
41.5±2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
42.3±2.2 9% above U.S. |
| Andover and Wilmington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.6%±1.8 U.S.: 22% |
25%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
23.1%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Bow and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16%±1.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.6%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bow and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 75.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
60.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
50.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.1%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.1%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Andover and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $172,606±$16k 114% above U.S. |
$172,857±$16kHighest 114% above U.S. |
$168,152±$19kLowest 108% above U.S. |
| Bow and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $855,600±$22kHighest 157% above U.S. |
$506,500±$34kLowest 52% above U.S. |
$680,500±$19k 105% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,201±$129 56% above U.S. |
$1,539±$178Lowest 9% above U.S. |
$2,394±$328Highest 69% above U.S. |
| Wilmington and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$9,584 207% above U.S. |
$7,704Lowest 147% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.7%±7.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
39%±13.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
60.9%±2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 2.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
88.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 10% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
30 minHighest 15% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 30.4%±2.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
19.7%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #68 of 282 in MA | #26 of 120 in NH | #73 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Andover · Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical | Bow School District | — |
| High school in town | Gr Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical | Bow High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8 |
12.8 |
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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.