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Middlefield vs Lyme vs Andover
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middlefield has the most renters (13.5% rent).
Lyme has the most people working from home (27.6%).
Andover has the most kids (16.2% under 18).
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 | Middlefield | Lyme | Andover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,243Highest |
2,303Lowest |
3,152 |
| Median age | 51.6±1.9 26% above CT |
55.6±3.3Highest 35% above CT |
51.2±5.4Lowest 25% above CT |
| Lyme and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±4.1 CT: 20.2% |
13.1%±2.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±4.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Andover and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±7.2 CT: 18.5% |
30.7%±4.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
19.2%±5.1Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Lyme and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.5%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
63.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
46.5% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±2.4 CT: 7.1% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
8.2%±4.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Andover and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $99,837±$20kLowest 4% above CT |
$135,000±$22kHighest 41% above CT |
$134,632±$20k 41% above CT |
| Lyme and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $376,000±$27kLowest about the CT average |
$629,900±$105kHighest 72% above CT |
$376,500±$36k about the CT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $3,501Highest 135% above CT |
$1,719±$1k 16% above CT |
$1,166±$745Lowest 22% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,853 3% above CT |
$7,328Highest 10% above CT |
$6,554Lowest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 85.4%±52.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
32.9%±44.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
60.8%±38.4 CT: 52.6% |
| Middlefield and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Highest CT: 10% |
2.9% CT: 10% |
1.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.5%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
90.8% CT: 66.5% |
93.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1967 same as CT |
1977Highest 10 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 6% below CT |
31 minHighest 17% above CT |
25 min 5% below CT |
| Work from home | 10.9%±4.1Lowest CT: 16% |
27.6%±10Highest CT: 16% |
15.5%±5.4 CT: 16% |
| Lyme and Andover 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 | #65 of 149 in CT | — | #43 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 13 | Regional School District 18 | Andover School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.