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Middlesex vs Andover vs Townshend
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middlesex has the most kids (21.3% under 18).
Andover has the most people working from home (29.6%).
Townshend has the most affordable homes ($287k 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 | Middlesex | Andover | Townshend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,943Highest |
616Lowest |
1,538 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +4.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.4±3.9Lowest 3% above VT |
49.2±5.1 14% above VT |
55.6±9.6Highest 29% above VT |
| Townshend and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±3.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.5%±4.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
12%±2.6 VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 20.6%±3.7 VT: 21.4% |
22.7%±4.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.3%±6.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Andover and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
43.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
52.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.5 VT: 7% |
1.4%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Middlesex and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
$102,500±$38k 26% above VT |
$78,750±$29kLowest 3% below VT |
| Middlesex and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $376,300±$40k 19% above VT |
$382,900±$68kHighest 21% above VT |
$287,200±$79kLowest 9% below VT |
| Andover and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,333±$359 8% above VT |
$1,389±$364Highest 13% above VT |
$1,074±$80Lowest 13% below VT |
| Andover and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,483Highest 29% above VT |
$5,190Lowest about the VT average |
$5,364 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
69.4%±47.1 VT: 48.4% |
72.5%±23.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Townshend and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
4.6% VT: 10.1% |
8.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.8% VT: 73.2% |
82.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1980Lowest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 17% above VT |
25 min 7% above VT |
25 minLowest 6% above VT |
| Work from home | 28.4%±10.7 VT: 16.9% |
29.6%±12.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
28%±18.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Andover and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | — | West River Valley Union Education District #72B · West River Valley Union Education District #72A |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Leland & Gray Union Middle & High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.1 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.