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Andover vs Millis vs Upton
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 expensive homes ($856k median).
Upton has the most affordable homes ($577k median).
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 | Millis | Upton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 36,652Highest |
8,888 |
8,189Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+7.2% MA: +7.4% |
+6.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.9±1Lowest 7% above MA |
46.4±3Highest 16% above MA |
46.4±4.8Highest 16% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 23.6%±1.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
18.4%±2.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5 MA: 19.4% |
| Andover and Upton 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% |
23.5%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9 MA: 17.9% |
| Millis and Upton 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% |
54.5% MA: 47.3% |
53.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.1%±0.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $172,606±$16kHighest 66% above MA |
$155,996±$9k 50% above MA |
$155,508±$33kLowest 50% above MA |
| Andover and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $855,600±$22kHighest 52% above MA |
$603,500±$31k 7% above MA |
$576,700±$41kLowest about the MA average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,201±$129Highest 25% above MA |
$1,696±$279 4% below MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$9,344 56% above MA |
$8,376Lowest 40% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.7%±7.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
56.5%±16.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31 MA: 51.8% |
| Millis and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.9%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.8%Highest MA: 10% |
3.2% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.2% MA: 62.5% |
86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 9 yrs newer than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest about the MA average |
31 min 5% above MA |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
| Work from home | 30.4%±2.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±4.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #68 of 282 in MA | #63 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Andover · Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical | Millis | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton |
| High school in town | Gr Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical | Millis High School | Blackstone Valley |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
10.7Lowest |
11.2 |
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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.