Housing data for Andover, ME
Andover, ME has an estimated 679 residents and 584 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a town in Oxford County.
2.3% of households rent.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 679 (±116)
- Housing units
- 584 (±59)
- Households that rent
- 2.3%
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +4.1%
What stands out in Andover
Households that rent: 2.3% (±2.1 points) in Andover, lower than in Oxford County (19.4%).
Median real estate taxes: $1,513 (±$373) in Andover, lower than in Oxford County ($2,162).
Households without a vehicle: 2.7% (±1.9 points) in Andover, lower than in Oxford County (6.9%).
Median home value: $168,300 (±$21,846) in Andover, lower than in Oxford County ($217,300).
Housing in Andover at a glance
- Rent burden: 100.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 2.3% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Income and affordability: $49,922 median household income
- Home values: $168,300 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,225 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $1,513 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 48.0% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 56.7% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 46.5% heat with wood
- Commute and cars: 29.7 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +4.1% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- How long people stay: 13.7% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 0.7% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Andover against Oxford County, its state and the nation
| Andover | Oxford County | Maine | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 679 (±116) | 59,255 (exact) | 1,387,817 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 584 (±59) | 36,855 (±48) | 751,876 (±671) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 2.3% (±2.1 points) | 19.4% (±1.8 points) | 25.7% (±0.4 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | — | $836 (±$50) | $1,139 (±$13) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $49,922 (±$8,628) | $60,173 (±$3,674) | $74,733 (±$795) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $168,300 (±$21,846) | $217,300 (±$7,088) | $296,600 (±$2,876) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $1,513 (±$373) | $2,162 (±$71) | $3,036 (±$26) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 56.7% (±10.0 points) | 53.2% (±2.3 points) | 54.5% (±0.6 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 29.7 minutes (±4.4) | 28.9 minutes (±1.0) | 24.6 minutes (±0.3) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 85.3% (±7.2 points) | 87.5% (±1.5 points) | 90.3% (±0.3 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 51.8 years (±3.9) | 48.2 years (±0.2) | 44.8 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Andover covers 57.4 square miles of land, about 12 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Andover has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 652 (±81) | 679 (±116) | +4.1% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 603 (±46) | 584 (±59) | −3.2% | Not a measurable change |
| Median home value | $134,200 (±$13,562) | $168,300 (±$21,846) | +25.4% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $45,000 (±$4,495) | $49,922 (±$8,628) | +10.9% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,066 (±$72) | $1,225 (±$83) | +14.9% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $1,914 (±$211) | $1,513 (±$373) | −21.0% | Down after inflation |
| Households that rent | 9.5% (±3.3 points) | 2.3% (±2.1 points) | −7.2 percentage points | Measurable decrease |
| Rental vacancy rate | 25.5% (±23.5 points) | 0.0% (±100.0 points) | −25.5 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Oxford County
Andover has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Oxford County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Oxford County recorded 71 violent and 951 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
ZIP codes in Andover
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04226 | 100% | 101 | — | $125,000 | $47,955 |
| 04216 | 37% | 578 | — | $171,700 | $52,361 |
A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.
Places near Andover
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newry | 6.4 mi | $1,125 | $307,700 | 10.3% |
| Hanover | 6.9 mi | — | $334,500 | 8.2% |
| Rumford | 7.6 mi | $803 | $127,700 | 36.9% |
| Roxbury | 9.8 mi | — | $105,800 | 5.5% |
| Byron | 9.8 mi | — | $122,700 | 2.2% |
| Bethel | 10 mi | $864 | $344,900 | 17.1% |
| Rumford (community) | 11 mi | $785 | $123,200 | 43.7% |
| Mexico (community) | 12 mi | $972 | $108,700 | 26.9% |
HUD Fair Market Rent for Andover, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $852 | $949 | $1,224 | $1,695 | $2,046 |
HUD income limits for Andover, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $19,300 | $32,200 | $51,450 |
| 2 people | $22,050 | $36,800 | $58,800 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $41,400 | $66,150 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $45,950 | $73,500 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $49,650 | $79,400 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $53,350 | $85,300 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $57,000 | $91,150 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $60,700 | $97,050 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Oxford County, ME, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $81,000.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Andover
What is the median household income in Andover?
The median household income in Andover is $49,922 (±$8,628) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Andover, ME?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $168,300 (±$21,846) for owner-occupied homes in Andover (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Andover?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Andover, ME is $1,225 (±$83) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Andover?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Andover, ME is $1,513 (±$373) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Andover?
Andover, ME has an estimated 584 (±59) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the most common home size in Andover?
The most common size is 3 bedrooms, 29.3% of homes in Andover, ME.
Is Andover growing?
In Andover, the number of residents went from 652 in 2015–2019 to 679 in 2020–2024 (+4.1%), not a measurable change.
What ZIP codes are in Andover?
The ZIP codes that cover Andover are 04226, 04216.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Andover town, Oxford County, Maine
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Andover town, Oxford County, Maine
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Andover town, Oxford County, Maine
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Andover town, Oxford County, Maine
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Andover town, Oxford County, Maine
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Andover town, Oxford County, Maine
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Andover town, Oxford County, Maine
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Oxford County, ME
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Oxford County, ME
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Andover town, Oxford County, Maine (county subdivision:01325, in state:23 county:017).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .