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Taunton vs Andover
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Taunton has the most affordable homes ($423k 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.
| Measure | Taunton | Andover |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 60,433Highest |
36,652Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+10.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 38.9±1.3Lowest about the MA average |
42.9±1Highest 7% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±1.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.6%±1.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Andover and Taunton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 15%±1.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
16%±1.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Andover and Taunton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
75.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±0.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
8.1%±0.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $79,283±$7kLowest 24% below MA |
$172,606±$16kHighest 66% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $422,800±$9kLowest 25% below MA |
$855,600±$22kHighest 52% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,324±$86Lowest 25% below MA |
$2,201±$129Highest 25% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,344Lowest 28% below MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.8%±5.9Highest MA: 51.8% |
39.7%±7.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 13%Highest MA: 10% |
2.9%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 62.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
79.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 1 yr newer than MA |
1973Highest 9 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest about the MA average |
29 minLowest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 8%±1.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
30.4%±2.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #253 of 282 in MA | #68 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Bristol-Plymouth Regional Vocational Technical · Taunton | Andover · Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical |
| High school in town | Taunton High | Gr Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 16.6Highest |
12.8Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.