What stands out worked out from the figures below

Newcomb has the most affordable homes ($255k median).

Andover has the most people working from home (29.6%).

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	Newcomb	Andover
People
Population	490Lowest	616Highest
Median age	59.1±10.1Highest 52% above U.S.	49.2±5.1Lowest 26% above U.S.
	Newcomb and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	9.4%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 22%	11.5%±4.9Highest U.S.: 22%
	Andover and Newcomb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	31.4%±6.7Highest U.S.: 17.2%	22.7%±4.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2%
	Newcomb and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	34.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%	43.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	13.3%±5Highest U.S.: 6.4%	2.8%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$108,750±$25kHighest 35% above U.S.	$102,500±$38kLowest 27% above U.S.
	Newcomb and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$254,800±$47kLowest 23% below U.S.	$382,900±$68kHighest 15% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,389±$364 about the U.S. average
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,488Lowest 52% below U.S.	$5,190Highest 66% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1%	69.4%±47.1Highest U.S.: 51.1%
	Andover and Newcomb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	2.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%	4.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	91%Highest U.S.: 65.2%	82.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1964Lowest 16 yrs older than U.S.	1980Highest same as U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	17 minLowest 36% below U.S.	25 minHighest 5% below U.S.
Work from home	10.2%±7.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1%	29.6%±12.9Highest U.S.: 15.1%
	Andover and Newcomb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.