What stands out worked out from the figures below

Middlebury has the most kids (22% under 18).

Andover has the most affordable homes ($377k 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Middlebury	Andover
People
Population	7,807Highest	3,152Lowest
Median age	44.4±2.3Lowest 8% above CT	51.2±5.4Highest 25% above CT
	Andover and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	22%±3.8Highest CT: 20.2%	16.2%±4.4Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Middlebury and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	22.7%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5%	19.2%±5.1Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Middlebury and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	53.3%Highest CT: 42.5%	46.5%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.8%±2.8Lowest CT: 7.1%	8.2%±4.1Highest CT: 7.1%
	Andover and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$133,487±$26kLowest 39% above CT	$134,632±$20kHighest 41% above CT
	Andover and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$476,400±$23kHighest 30% above CT	$376,500±$36kLowest about the CT average
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$398±$387Lowest 73% below CT	$1,166±$745Highest 22% below CT
	Andover and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$8,434Highest 27% above CT	$6,554Lowest about the CT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	12.7%±6.9Lowest CT: 52.6%	60.8%±38.4Highest CT: 52.6%
Below poverty line	5.8%Highest CT: 10%	1.8%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	87.8%Lowest CT: 66.5%	93.1%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976Lowest 9 yrs newer than CT	1977Highest 10 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	25 min 5% below CT	25 min 5% below CT
Work from home	15.3%±3.2Lowest CT: 16%	15.5%±5.4Highest CT: 16%
	Andover and Middlebury 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	#55 of 149 in CT	#43 of 149 in CT
School district	Regional School District 15	Andover School District
High school in town	None in town	None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History	None yet	None yet

CT 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.