Compare towns
Andover vs Lowell
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%).
Lowell has the most kids (30.7% 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 | Lowell |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 616Lowest |
1,070Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.9% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.2±5.1Highest 14% above VT |
32.9±6.5Lowest 24% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 11.5%±4.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
30.7%±6.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±4.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
12.3%±4.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
19.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.5 VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.9 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $102,500±$38kHighest 26% above VT |
$57,404±$15kLowest 29% below VT |
| Andover and Lowell 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 |
$183,400±$33kLowest 42% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,389±$364Highest 13% above VT |
$945±$46Lowest 23% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,190Highest about the VT average |
$2,810Lowest 44% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 69.4%±47.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
26.3%±92.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Andover and Lowell 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% |
9.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 7% above VT |
55 minHighest 135% above VT |
| Work from home | 29.6%±12.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.5%±2.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | — | Lowell School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.