Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Andover's standout: the median household earns $138K. Overall it grades A−, ranked 112th of 271 in Minnesota. It is healthier than 84% of U.S. towns and it has 12 miles of trail. Andover’s median rent is $2,037 a month, above both the Minnesota town median ($1,192 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Porter Kelsey House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 70% of U.S. towns.
Where Andover beats most towns.
Where Andover’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Andover is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 330 in 1860, 32,601 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1887 and 6 maps from 1902 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Andover. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaU.S. Bank Stadium
19 mi Stadium & arenaTarget Field
20 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Stadium
24 mi Stadium & arenaGrand Casino Arena
22 mi LakeBde Maka Ska
22 mi Stadium & arenaAllianz FieldU.S. Bank Stadium: Darb02, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Target Field: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Huntington Bank Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Grand Casino Arena: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bde Maka Ska: Tyler Vigen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Allianz Field: Andy Witchger, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Andover, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Andover.
Andover owes part of its health edge to its incomes, has household incomes well above the Minnesota norm and has fewer 90° days than most of the country, though not than most of Minnesota.
Against the 3,787 U.S. towns with household incomes like Andover’s, it is less healthy than 53%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
73% of adults had a checkup this year in Andover. Andover beats the Minnesota average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 11% of adults report frequent physical distress in Andover.
| Andover | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 75% | 79% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 12% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 36% |
| What stands out | Andover | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.8% | 11.4% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.8% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Anoka-Hennepin School District. Three of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Andover High School, with 1,758 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak View MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,282 | A− |
| Andover High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,758 | A |
| Andover ElementaryTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 1,165 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MN on state tests and graduation
Jobs based here grew from 3,877 in 2013 to 5,458.
Most working residents leave Andover for work: only 6% work in town. 21% of Andover workers work from home. Jobs based in Andover grew to 5,458 in 2023, 1,581 more than in 2013.
| Andover | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $138,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 21% | 14% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 3.3% | 7.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Andover home is worth about $446,000, up 1.6% in a year, 28% above the Minnesota typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The biggest place to walk is Bunker Hills Regional Park, 560 acres with 3.1 miles of trail.
| Andover | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 6.3% | 4.6% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bunker Hills Regional Park | 3.1 mi | 560 |
| 2. Martin's Meadow Open Space | 1.4 mi | 50 |
| 3. North Woods Park and Preserve | 1.2 mi | 43 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The Andover 1n weather station records that about 10 days a year reach 90°: fewer than most of the country, but more than 76% of Minnesota places with climate records.
Andover has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 5° and about 44 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 60% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Andover since 2001.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median household earns $137,593, against $89,062 across Minnesota, one input to its A+ for jobs and income.
Adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (22% statewide). Andover has grown 3.9% since 2020, to 33,874 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 38% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 39% across Minnesota.
| Andover | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 26% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 38% | 33% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 18% | 18% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1 point. Across Minnesota, 49.9% of residents are women. Median age: women 40.2, men 38.8.
| Andover | MN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.8% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.5% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.3% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.3% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.7% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.9% | 12.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.6% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.8% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.8% | 6.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 20.4% | 23.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.8% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.8% | 11.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 27.3% | 25.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.8% | 13.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
4 within 15 miles of the center of Andover
About 4 of every 100 Andover residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
4 notable people were born in Andover.
City in Minnesota, United States
Andover is a city in Anoka County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 32,601 at the 2020 census.
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5 towns share a border with Andover.
| Town | MN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andover | #112 | A− | C+ | — | B+ | A− |
| Ramsey | #84 | A | C | A | A− | A− |
| Coon Rapids | #174 | B+ | B− | C+ | B+ | B |
| Anoka | #163 | B+ | B | B− | B+ | B |
| Ham Lake | #83 | A | B | — | B+ | A− |
| Oak Grove | #181 | B | C+ | — | B | A− |
Andover, Ham Lake and Oak Grove report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Andover with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Andover grades A− overall, better than 81% of U.S. towns and #112 of 271 in Minnesota. It grades A− for health and B+ for schools.
That is 4.5 years of the area's median household income ($99,833 across the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
4 notable people were born here, including Mike Morin and Biggie Munn.
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