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The best of Andover’s subject grades are an A− for health and an A for history and the outdoors; the weakest is a C for hazard risk. Andover’s average trip to work is 34 minutes, above both the New Hampshire town median (28 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Among 126 New Hampshire towns, just 8 have a higher property crime rate than Andover. 26% of the land in Andover is conserved, above both the New Hampshire town median (18%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Its National Register listings include Keniston Bridge and Bog Bridge. Andover has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Andover beats most towns.
Census counts: 645 in 1790, a low of 645 in 1790, 2,406 in 2020. The archive holds 17 old photos and papers going back to 1837 and 5 maps from 1928 on.
6 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Hampshire), ordered by how far Andover is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
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 19, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Andover.
Andover beats the New Hampshire average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 29% of Andover adults feel lonely.
| Andover | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 33% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 80% | 78% | 79% |
| What stands out | Andover | NH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults seeing a dentist | 72.6% | 68.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Andover School District. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andover Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 165 | C+ |
| Proctor Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 381 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NH on state tests
49 miles of trail in 11 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Kearsarge Wildlife Management Area, 1,041 acres with 1.8 miles of trail. The trail density in Andover is 1.2 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kearsarge Wildlife Management Area | 1.8 mi | 1,041 |
| 2. Mount Kearsarge State Forest | 0.8 mi | 220 |
| 3. Ragged Mountain State Forest | 0.6 mi | 72 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most working residents leave Andover for work: only 11% work in town. Since 2013, Andover has added 49 jobs, to 520 in 2023. The top destinations are Concord (16%), Manchester (6%) and New London (4%).
| Andover | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 6.8% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $89,000 | $103,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 12% | 16% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Andover’s violent crime rate is 0.4 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Andover has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 81°, January nights drop to 11° and about 62 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 67% of U.S. communities. Since 2006, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Andover.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical Andover home is worth about $467,000, up 9.9% in a year, 9% below the New Hampshire typical home. 88% of households own their home in Andover.
| Andover | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 88% | 82% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,211 a month | $1,388 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Andover. Close and well known come first.
26 mi LakeLake Winnipesaukee
3 mi Ski areaRagged Mountain Resort42 runs · 1,103 ft vertical
17 mi Ski areaMount Sunapee77 runs · 1,469 ft vertical
38 mi Ski areaWaterville Valley Resort84 runs · 1,990 ft vertical
16 mi MuseumCanterbury Shaker Village
36 mi Stadium & arenaSNHU ArenaLake Winnipesaukee: No machine-readable author provided. JohnJHenderson~commonswiki assumed (based o, Public domain · Ragged Mountain Resort: Tom Morgan, Public domain · Mount Sunapee: User:Josephbrophy, Public domain · Waterville Valley Resort: MConradWard, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Canterbury Shaker Village: SayCheeeeeese, Public domain · SNHU Arena: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Andover
About 3 of every 100 Andover residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Hampshire.
Where Andover’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
6 places in Andover on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in Andover.
Town in New Hampshire, United States
Andover is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,406 at the 2020 census. Andover includes the villages of Cilleyville, Potter Place, East Andover, and West Andover, in addition to the town center. The town is home to Ragged Mountain State Forest and Proctor Academy, a private coeducational preparatory school.
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3 towns share a border with Andover.
| Town | NH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andover | — | — | C+ | B+ | C | A− |
| Salisbury | — | — | C− | — | B− | A− |
| Franklin | #102 | C | B− | B | D− | B+ |
| Wilmot | — | — | C | A+ | B | B+ |
Andover, Salisbury and Wilmot have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Salisbury reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Andover with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
That is 4.8 years of the area's median household income ($97,004 across the Concord, NH 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 John Weeks Moore and Frances Emily White.
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