Compare towns
Andover vs Dover vs Middletown Springs
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 people working from home (29.6%).
Dover has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Middletown Springs has the most kids (24% under 18).
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 | Dover | Middletown Springs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 616Lowest |
1,466Highest |
747 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +60%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+6.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.2±5.1Lowest 14% above VT |
53.5±8.3Highest 24% above VT |
49.2±5.1Lowest 14% above VT |
| Dover and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.5%±4.9 VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±5.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
24%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±4.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.5%±6.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
26.1%±2.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Dover and Middletown Springs are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
45.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.5 VT: 7% |
2.5%±2.9Lowest VT: 7% |
3.2%±1.5Highest VT: 7% |
| Middletown Springs 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 |
$52,313±$7kLowest 36% below VT |
$82,000±$12k about the VT average |
| Andover and Middletown Springs 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 |
$332,900±$55k 5% above VT |
$262,200±$24kLowest 17% below VT |
| Andover and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,389±$364Highest 13% above VT |
$670±$49Lowest 46% below VT |
$1,208±$438 about the VT average |
| Andover and Middletown Springs 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 |
$4,510Lowest 10% below VT |
$4,595 9% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 69.4%±47.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
38.1%±17.2 VT: 48.4% |
20%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Andover and Dover 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% |
7.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.1% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8% VT: 73.2% |
81.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 7% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
27 minHighest 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 29.6%±12.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
23.2%±11.1 VT: 16.9% |
15.7%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Andover and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | River Valleys Unified School District #73 | Wells Spring Unified Union School District #69 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.