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Middleborough vs Andover vs Ludlow
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middleborough has the most expensive homes ($469k median).
Andover has the most people working from home (29.6%).
Ludlow has the shortest commute (20 min average).
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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 | Middleborough | Andover | Ludlow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 24,505Highest |
616Lowest |
20,904 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | -0.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.4±2.1Lowest 12% above U.S. |
49.2±5.1Highest 26% above U.S. |
44.3±1.8 14% above U.S. |
| Andover and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±2.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
11.5%±4.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
16.4%±2.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Middleborough and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.7%±4.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.8%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Andover and Middleborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32% U.S.: 35.7% |
43.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
27%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.2%±1.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Ludlow and Middleborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $97,056±$7k 20% above U.S. |
$102,500±$38kHighest 27% above U.S. |
$84,838±$7kLowest 5% above U.S. |
| Andover and Middleborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $468,700±$18kHighest 41% above U.S. |
$382,900±$68k 15% above U.S. |
$335,300±$10kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Middleborough and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,706±$72Highest 21% above U.S. |
$1,389±$364 about the U.S. average |
$1,223±$82Lowest 13% below U.S. |
| Middleborough and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,023Highest 93% above U.S. |
$5,190 66% above U.S. |
$4,918Lowest 58% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.2%±11.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
69.4%±47.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
50.7%±9.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Andover and Middleborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
77.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1980Highest same as U.S. |
1964Lowest 16 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 18% above U.S. |
25 min 5% below U.S. |
20 minLowest 24% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.6%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
29.6%±12.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14%±3.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Andover and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #170 of 282 in MA | — | #154 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Middleborough | — | Ludlow |
| High school in town | Middleborough High | — | Ludlow Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Highest |
— | 11.1Lowest |
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U.S. 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.