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Andover vs Windham vs Tewksbury
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 expensive homes ($856k median).
Windham has the most affordable homes ($354k median).
Tewksbury has the oldest population (median age 46.1).
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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 | Windham | Tewksbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 36,652Highest |
594Lowest |
31,273 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +8.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.9±1Lowest 10% above U.S. |
44.2±7.4 14% above U.S. |
46.1±2.5Highest 19% above U.S. |
| Tewksbury and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.6%±1.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.5%±7.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.6%±1.8 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 16%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.2%±8.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.3%±1.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windham and Tewksbury 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% |
48.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
40.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.1%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.8%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $172,606±$16kHighest 114% above U.S. |
$94,500±$12kLowest 17% above U.S. |
$128,061±$12k 59% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $855,600±$22kHighest 157% above U.S. |
$353,900±$20kLowest 6% above U.S. |
$573,600±$16k 72% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,201±$129Lowest 56% above U.S. |
— | $2,310±$200Highest 63% above U.S. |
| Tewksbury 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. |
$5,951Lowest 91% above U.S. |
$7,580 143% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.7%±7.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
41.2%±94 U.S.: 51.1% |
58.9%±14.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Tewksbury and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
84.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1981 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 10% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
30 minHighest 14% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 30.4%±2.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.5%±5.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
15.4%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #68 of 282 in MA | — | #103 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Andover · Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical | — | Tewksbury |
| High school in town | Gr Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical | — | Tewksbury Memorial High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
— | 12.2Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 6 photos → |
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.