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Andover vs Raynham
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%).
Raynham has the most affordable homes ($524k 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 | Raynham |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 36,652Highest |
15,505Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+13.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.9±1 7% above MA |
42.9±1.5 7% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 23.6%±1.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
20.4%±2.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Andover and Raynham 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% |
19.8%±2.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 75.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
39.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.1%±0.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $172,606±$16kHighest 66% above MA |
$124,012±$16kLowest 19% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $855,600±$22kHighest 52% above MA |
$524,400±$29kLowest 7% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,201±$129Highest 25% above MA |
$1,749±$74Lowest about the MA average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$6,752Lowest 13% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.7%±7.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
67.1%±13.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 2.9%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.7%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
78.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 9 yrs newer than MA |
1986Highest 22 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest about the MA average |
36 minHighest 25% above MA |
| Work from home | 30.4%±2.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
11.8%±3.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #68 of 282 in MA | #190 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Andover · Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical | Bridgewater-Raynham |
| High school in town | Gr Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8 |
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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.