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Andover is a big small town of 9,451 people in Essex County, Massachusetts. It's about 23 miles from Boston, MA. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 57 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $726k and rent runs about $2k a month.
9,451people
$726kTypical home
$1,759/moRent
83° / 35°Summer / winter
57"Snow
233Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,451
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,563 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Boston, MA
- 23 mi to Boston, MA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $726k (≈$4,579/mo)
- Median rent $1,759/mo
- Median household income $127k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 57" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (95 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (575 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 67% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 18% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to BED airport
- 21 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 118 ft
- 16 mi to the ocean
- 58 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 103 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,257 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 184 bars within 25 mi
- 1,247 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 29 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 210 museums within 25 mi
- 46 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Essex County: D+20 in 2024
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk