What stands out worked out from the figures below

Millis has the most affordable homes ($604k median).

Andover has the most people working from home (30.4%).

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	Millis	Andover
People
Population	8,888Lowest	36,652Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+7.2%Lowest MA: +7.4%	+10.1%Highest MA: +7.4%
Median age	46.4±3Highest 16% above MA	42.9±1Lowest 7% above MA
	Millis and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	18.4%±2.8Lowest MA: 19.4%	23.6%±1.8Highest MA: 19.4%
Age 65+	23.5%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9%	16%±1.3Lowest MA: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	54.5%Lowest MA: 47.3%	75.6%Highest MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.9%±1.6Lowest MA: 7.9%	8.1%±0.8Highest MA: 7.9%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$155,996±$9kLowest 50% above MA	$172,606±$16kHighest 66% above MA
	Andover and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$603,500±$31kLowest 7% above MA	$855,600±$22kHighest 52% above MA
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,696±$279Lowest 4% below MA	$2,201±$129Highest 25% above MA
Property taxmedian, yearly	$9,344Lowest 56% above MA	$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	56.5%±16.6Highest MA: 51.8%	39.7%±7.7Lowest MA: 51.8%
	Millis and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	4.8%Highest MA: 10%	2.9%Lowest MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	83.2%Highest MA: 62.5%	79.9%Lowest MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA	1973Lowest 9 yrs newer than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	31 minHighest 5% above MA	29 minLowest about the MA average
Work from home	17.5%±4.2Lowest MA: 18.6%	30.4%±2.1Highest MA: 18.6%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#63 of 282 in MA	#68 of 282 in MA
School district	Millis	Andover · Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical
High school in town	Millis High School	Gr Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical
Students per teacherat that high school	10.7Lowest	12.8Highest
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History	None yet	None yet

MA 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.