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Andover vs Dighton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Andover has the most people working from home (30.4%).
Dighton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.3%).
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 | Dighton |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 36,652Highest |
8,193Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+14.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.9±1Highest 7% above MA |
42.7±2.9Lowest 7% above MA |
| Andover and Dighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 23.6%±1.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
21%±4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Andover and Dighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 16%±1.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
17.5%±3.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Dighton 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 MA: 47.3% |
35.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.1%±0.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $172,606±$16kHighest 66% above MA |
$136,646±$19kLowest 31% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $855,600±$22kHighest 52% above MA |
$501,900±$47kLowest 11% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,201±$129Highest 25% above MA |
$1,405±$192Lowest 20% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$6,452Lowest 8% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.7%±7.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
11.8%±16.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 2.9% MA: 10% |
2.9% MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
90.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 9 yrs newer than MA |
1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest about the MA average |
31 minHighest 6% above MA |
| Work from home | 30.4%±2.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
11%±3.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #68 of 282 in MA | #85 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Andover · Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical | Bristol County Agricultural · Dighton-Rehoboth |
| High school in town | Gr Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical | Bristol County Agricultural High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
11.9Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
MA 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.