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Andover vs Wallingford vs Windham

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%).
Wallingford has the most affordable homes ($262k median).
Windham has the youngest population (median age 44.2).

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.

MeasureAndoverWallingfordWindham
People
Population
616
2,286Highest
594Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+2.4%
VT: +2.8%
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Median age
49.2±5.1Highest
14% above VT
45.9±10.8
6% above VT
44.2±7.4Lowest
about the VT average
Andover and Wallingford 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%
18.7%±5Highest
VT: 17.9%
17.5%±7.9
VT: 17.9%
Wallingford and Windham 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%
23.9%±3.2Highest
VT: 21.4%
23.2%±8.1
VT: 21.4%
Wallingford and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
43.3%
VT: 43.8%
30.3%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
48.1%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.8%±1.5Highest
VT: 7%
1.5%±1.1
VT: 7%
0.8%±1.1Lowest
VT: 7%
Andover and Wallingford 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
$80,230±$15kLowest
about the VT average
$94,500±$12k
16% above VT
Andover and Windham 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
$261,900±$44kLowest
17% below VT
$353,900±$20k
12% above VT
Andover and Windham 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
$891±$95Lowest
28% below VT
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,190
about the VT average
$4,355Lowest
14% below VT
$5,951Highest
18% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
69.4%±47.1Highest
VT: 48.4%
14.3%±13.5Lowest
VT: 48.4%
41.2%±94
VT: 48.4%
Andover and Windham 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%
VT: 10.1%
9.9%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
82.8%
VT: 73.2%
82.5%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
82.9%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1980
4 yrs newer than VT
1971Lowest
5 yrs older than VT
1982Highest
6 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
25 min
7% above VT
25 minLowest
6% above VT
27 minHighest
14% above VT
Work from home
29.6%±12.9Highest
VT: 16.9%
7.1%±3.7Lowest
VT: 16.9%
20.5%±5.6
VT: 16.9%
Andover and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Mill River Unified Union School District #52 —
High school in town — None in town —
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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.