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Lowell vs Andover
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lowell has the most kids (30.7% under 18).
Andover has the most people working from home (29.6%).
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 | Lowell | Andover |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,070Highest |
616Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.9% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 32.9±6.5Lowest 24% below VT |
49.2±5.1Highest 14% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 30.7%±6.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.5%±4.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 12.3%±4.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.7%±4.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
43.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.9 VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.5 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $57,404±$15kLowest 29% below VT |
$102,500±$38kHighest 26% above 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 | $183,400±$33kLowest 42% below VT |
$382,900±$68kHighest 21% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $945±$46Lowest 23% below VT |
$1,389±$364Highest 13% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,810Lowest 44% below VT |
$5,190Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.3%±92.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
69.4%±47.1Highest 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 | 9.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1980Lowest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 55 minHighest 135% above VT |
25 minLowest 7% above VT |
| Work from home | 7.5%±2.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
29.6%±12.9Highest 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.