Compare towns
Andover vs Braintree vs Bridgewater
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Andover has the most expensive homes ($383k median).
Braintree has the oldest population (median age 58.4).
Bridgewater has the shortest commute (24 min average).
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 | Braintree | Bridgewater |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 616Lowest |
1,026Highest |
980 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.2±5.1Lowest 14% above VT |
58.4±2.4Highest 35% above VT |
57.1±8 32% above VT |
| Braintree and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.5%±4.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
12.3%±3.2 VT: 17.9% |
12.8%±5.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Bridgewater and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±4.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
33.2%±3.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
30.2%±0.7 VT: 21.4% |
| Braintree and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
40.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.5 VT: 7% |
1.8%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
5.8%±3.8Highest VT: 7% |
| Bridgewater and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $102,500±$38kHighest 26% above VT |
$79,803±$5k about the VT average |
$70,272±$3kLowest 13% below VT |
| Andover and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $382,900±$68kHighest 21% above VT |
$217,700±$28kLowest 31% below VT |
$218,300±$55k 31% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,389±$364Highest 13% above VT |
$840±$405Lowest 32% below VT |
$850±$778 31% below VT |
| Andover and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,190Highest about the VT average |
$3,908 22% below VT |
$3,418Lowest 32% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 69.4%±47.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
43.4%±29.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
59.7%±39.1 VT: 48.4% |
| Andover and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.1% VT: 10.1% |
14.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8% VT: 73.2% |
81%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 7% above VT |
26 minHighest 11% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 29.6%±12.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
19%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±6.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Andover and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
VT 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.