Compare towns
Andover vs Springfield vs Hebron
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Andover has the youngest population (median age 46).
Springfield has the most people working from home (16.7%).
Hebron has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5%).
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 | Springfield | Hebron |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,135Highest |
1,122 |
883Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.5% NH: +4.6% |
-4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 46±11.6Lowest 6% above NH |
51.4±8.8 19% above NH |
57.9±3.6Highest 34% above NH |
| Hebron and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.3%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
15.1%±8Highest NH: 18.2% |
12.2%±3.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Springfield and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.1%±7.7 NH: 20.1% |
19.8%±1.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
37.8%±9.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Hebron and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
36.4% NH: 40.6% |
47.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±2.2Highest NH: 6% |
0%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
2.4%±4.3 NH: 6% |
| Andover and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,514±$27kLowest 11% below NH |
$100,893±$19kHighest about the NH average |
$91,071±$17k 8% below NH |
| Springfield and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $366,500±$44kLowest 9% below NH |
$384,100±$50k 5% below NH |
$589,500±$61kHighest 46% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,211±$190 19% below NH |
$1,096±$217Lowest 26% below NH |
$1,429±$334Highest 4% below NH |
| Hebron and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,962Highest 11% below NH |
$5,946 11% below NH |
$3,603Lowest 46% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.1%±8.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
25.9%±64.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
40%±38.3 NH: 48.2% |
| Andover and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.5% NH: 7.2% |
3.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
15.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.4% NH: 72.8% |
90.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
86.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr older than NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 28% above NH |
34 minHighest 29% above NH |
19 minLowest 27% below NH |
| Work from home | 11.7%±5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±11.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.1%±5.1 NH: 16.8% |
| Springfield and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Andover School District | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
NH 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.