Compare towns
Andover vs Wells vs New Durham
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 renters (11.6% rent).
Wells has grown the fastest since 2010 (+18%).
New Durham has the highest household income ($100k).
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 | Wells | New Durham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,135Lowest |
11,713Highest |
2,748 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+18%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46±11.6Lowest 18% above U.S. |
53.6±3.8Highest 38% above U.S. |
46.5±7.5 20% above U.S. |
| Wells and New Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.3%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18%±3.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.8%±5.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Wells and New Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.1%±7.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
31%±3.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.8%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Wells 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
43.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±2.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.5%±1.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1%±0.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Wells and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,514±$27k 10% above U.S. |
$88,024±$11kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$100,194±$13kHighest 24% above U.S. |
| New Durham and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $366,500±$44k 10% above U.S. |
$485,300±$23kHighest 46% above U.S. |
$339,400±$27kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,211±$190Lowest 14% below U.S. |
$1,350±$297 4% below U.S. |
$1,417±$116Highest about the U.S. average |
| New Durham and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,962Highest 91% above U.S. |
$3,215Lowest 3% above U.S. |
$5,774 85% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.1%±8.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
42.1%±19.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
25%±42.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Andover and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
5.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
94%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 30% above U.S. |
28 minLowest 4% above U.S. |
35 minHighest 31% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.7%±5 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.8%±4.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Wells and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #22 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Andover School District | Wells-Ogunquit CSD | Governor Wentworth Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Wells High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.4 |
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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.