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Andover, Massachusetts, in Essex county, is 3 miles S of Lawrence, Massachusetts (center to center) and 21 miles N of Boston, Massachusetts. The town is included in the Lawrence metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 31,247 people lived in Andover.
In Andover, about 67% of adults are married. Andover is one of those places you go to when you're already married, not to find someone. It seems that everyone in town is married (though of course they're not).
In 2000, Andover had a median family income of $104,820. Many people in Andover make a good living. The bulk of the population of the town is doing well, with money to spend. Significantly, more adults in Andover have earned college degrees than have people in most other towns in Massachusetts. (Whether or not they're interested in marriage, it's worth noting that there are a lot of high-income single people in the town.)
Andover residents donated more money ($113,721) to John Kerry than to the other candidates in the 2004 Presidential race. Across all electoral races, the Democratic party attracted the most donations from the town.
An estimated 79% of living spaces in Andover are occupied by their owners, not by renters. Optimists try to see the higher property taxes in the town as a sign of wealth and desirability.
In Andover, 88% of commuters drive to work.
Andover strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Massachusetts):
| Category | Trophy | |
|---|---|---|
| Low Violent Crime (vs. Peers) | Top 1% |  |
| Median Family Income (vs. Peers) | Top 2% | |
| Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers) | Top 3% | |
| College Educated Adults (vs. Peers) | Top 3% | |
| Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers) | Top 4% | |
| Low Property Crime (vs. Peers) | Top 4% | |
| People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers) | Top 8% | |
| Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers) | Top 14% | |
| Racial Diversity (vs. State) | Top 18% | |
Comparing Andover to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Massachusetts (State):
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| Well-Paid Single Men | | |
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| Racial Diversity |  | |
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| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| College Educated Adults | | |
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| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Working at Home | | |
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| Walking and Biking to Work | | |
| Short Commute Times | | |
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| Affordability of Rents | | |
| People Living Alone | | |
| Affordability of Property Taxes | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Low Violent Crime | | |
| Low Property Crime | | |
Detailed pages on related topics: Andover colleges • Andover travel • Andover mortgages and property.
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Phillip's Inn and old Harriet Beecher Stowe house c1904.
Archaeology Building (Phillip's Academy) c1904.
Theological Seminary c1904.
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