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Andover - Weston, VT

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Overview


Andover - Weston is a very small town located in the state of Vermont. With a population of 1,201 people and just one neighborhood, Andover - Weston is the 136th largest community in Vermont.

Andover - Weston home prices are not only among the most expensive in Vermont, but Andover - Weston real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Occupations and Workforce

Andover - Weston is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Andover - Weston is a town of professionals, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Andover - Weston who work in management occupations (14.49%), teaching (8.18%), and sales jobs (7.32%).

Of important note, Andover - Weston is also a town of artists. Andover - Weston has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Andover - Weston’s character.

Also of interest is that Andover - Weston has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Andover - Weston telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 26.46% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Setting & Lifestyle

Another notable thing is that Andover - Weston is a major vacation destination. Much of the town’s population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependent on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Andover - Weston’s population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live.

Because of many things, Andover - Weston is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Andover - Weston really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Andover - Weston perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Andover - Weston has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Andover - Weston has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Andover - Weston than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Andover - Weston may be for you.

As is often the case in a small town, Andover - Weston doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

If knowledge is power, Andover - Weston is a pretty powerful place. 56.58% of the adults in Andover - Weston have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Andover - Weston in 2022 was $53,611, which is wealthy relative to Vermont and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $214,444 for a family of four. However, Andover - Weston contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Andover - Weston home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Andover - Weston residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Andover - Weston include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Andover - Weston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Andover - Weston, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Real Estate

Despite all of the residential real estate here in the neighborhood, NeighborhoodScout has discovered that much of it is vacant. In resort or second-home vacation areas, this naturally occurs because homes and apartments are seasonally occupied, and empty for a portion of the year. In non-vacation or resort areas, however, this can be an indicator of property abandonment or a weak real estate market. The vacancy rate here is 46.5%, which is higher than 98.4% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

In addition, unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 95.1% of the neighborhoods in America. One of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.

People

A majority of the adults in the neighborhood are wealthy and educated executives. They own stately homes that tend to maintain high real estate appreciation rates. Their upper-level careers keep them busy, but allow them to live comfortably. If you're an executive and want to keep similar company, consider settling in this neighborhood, rated as an executive lifestyle "best choice" neighborhood for Vermont by NeighborhoodScout's analysis, which rated it as better for executive lifestyles than 96.4% of the neighborhoods in Vermont. In addition to being an excellent choice for highly educated executives, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for active retirees, families with school-aged children and urban sophisticates.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more French Canadian and Austrian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 6.6% of this neighborhood's residents have French Canadian ancestry and 1.7% have Austrian ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 7.9% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Italian at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 96.8% of the neighborhoods in America.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Andover - Weston are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 78.3% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 3.2% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 70.8% of America's neighborhoods.

What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.

In the neighborhood, 52.1% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 20.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (15.9%), and 8.3% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 93.7% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.

In the neighborhood in Andover - Weston, VT, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (20.2%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (15.9%), and residents who report German roots (12.7%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (9.1%), along with some Polish ancestry residents (6.7%), among others.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (47.7% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (64.9%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (6.0%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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