Compare towns
Andover vs West Windsor vs Weston
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 renters (17.2% rent).
West Windsor has the most kids (19.8% under 18).
Weston has the most expensive homes ($538k median).
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 | West Windsor | Weston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 616Lowest |
1,171Highest |
685 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +22.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+10.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.2±5.1Lowest 14% above VT |
54±5.9 25% above VT |
60.5±7Highest 40% above VT |
| Weston and West Windsor 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% |
19.8%±10Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.2%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
| West Windsor and Weston 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% |
25.5%±6.7 VT: 21.4% |
44.2%±2.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
59.7% VT: 43.8% |
66.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.5 VT: 7% |
6.1%±3.6Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| West Windsor 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±$38kLowest 26% above VT |
$108,750±$18k 34% above VT |
$115,000±$20kHighest 42% above VT |
| Weston and West Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $382,900±$68kLowest 21% above VT |
$393,500±$41k 24% above VT |
$537,700±$77kHighest 70% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,389±$364Highest 13% above VT |
$1,100±$217Lowest 11% below VT |
$1,375±$729 11% above VT |
| Andover and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,190Lowest about the VT average |
$5,860 16% above VT |
$7,076Highest 40% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 69.4%±47.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
33.3%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Andover and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
4.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
91.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1969Lowest 7 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 7% above VT |
28 minHighest 20% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 29.6%±12.9 VT: 16.9% |
16.1%±3.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
31.2%±7.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Weston and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Mount Ascutney School District #86 | — |
| 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.