What stands out worked out from the figures below

Pittsfield has the shortest commute (19 min average).

Andover has the highest household income ($103k).

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	Pittsfield	Andover
People
Population	391Lowest	616Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	-7.7% VT: +2.8%	—
Median age	53.8±3.5Highest 25% above VT	49.2±5.1Lowest 14% above VT
	Pittsfield and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	13.6%±8.4Highest VT: 17.9%	11.5%±4.9Lowest VT: 17.9%
	Pittsfield and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	30.4%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4%	22.7%±4.3Lowest VT: 21.4%
	Pittsfield and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	45.4%Highest VT: 43.8%	43.3%Lowest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.8%±3.5 VT: 7%	2.8%±1.5 VT: 7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$65,852±$12kLowest 19% below VT	$102,500±$38kHighest 26% above VT
	Andover and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$313,300±$73kLowest about the VT average	$382,900±$68kHighest 21% above VT
	Andover and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,035±$140Lowest 16% below VT	$1,389±$364Highest 13% above VT
	Andover and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,181Lowest about the VT average	$5,190Highest about the VT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	35.6%±43Lowest VT: 48.4%	69.4%±47.1Highest VT: 48.4%
	Andover and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	8.4%Highest VT: 10.1%	4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	76.2%Lowest VT: 73.2%	82.8%Highest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT	1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	19 minLowest 18% below VT	25 minHighest 7% above VT
Work from home	28.1%±24.1Lowest VT: 16.9%	29.6%±12.9Highest VT: 16.9%
	Andover and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.