Compare towns
Andover vs Ludlow vs Strafford
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%).
Ludlow has the most renters (28.1% rent).
Strafford has the most kids (23% 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 | Ludlow | Strafford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 616Lowest |
1,990Highest |
1,372 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +10.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.2±5.1Lowest 14% above VT |
52.2±6.2Highest 21% above VT |
51.4±4.7 19% above VT |
| Ludlow and Strafford 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% |
14.1%±6 VT: 17.9% |
23%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Strafford and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±4.3 VT: 21.4% |
31.1%±2Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.1%±3.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
45.1% VT: 43.8% |
53.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.5Lowest VT: 7% |
5.8%±6.4Highest VT: 7% |
5.1%±2.6 VT: 7% |
| Ludlow and Strafford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $102,500±$38k 26% above VT |
$54,885±$14kLowest 32% below VT |
$110,833±$19kHighest 36% above VT |
| Strafford and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $382,900±$68k 21% above VT |
$370,200±$46kLowest 17% above VT |
$431,300±$40kHighest 36% above VT |
| Strafford and Andover 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 |
$1,112±$151Lowest 10% below VT |
$1,125±$789 9% below VT |
| Andover and Strafford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,190 about the VT average |
$4,890Lowest about the VT average |
$7,149Highest 42% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 69.4%±47.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
45.2%±25.2 VT: 48.4% |
44.6%±48Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Andover and Ludlow 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% |
5.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8% VT: 73.2% |
71.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1980Lowest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 7% above VT |
20 minLowest 14% below VT |
23 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 29.6%±12.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
21.3%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
16.1%±4.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Andover and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District #83 | Strafford School District |
| High school in town | — | None 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.