Andover, MA
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Andover
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Description of Andover, Massachusetts
Located just 20 miles north of Boston at the intersection of I-93 and I-495, Andover is a suburban community of 32 square miles with a population of 29,000. With easy access to the city and Logan Airport, Andover is home to many of the largest high-technology firms such as Hewlett-Packard, Raytheon, Digital, Gillette, and Genetics Institute. In addition to an excellent public school system, Andover also offers the highest quality private schooling opportunities at Phillips Academy and the Pike School. Andover provides big-town service to our corporate residents in attractive campus settings, and a small-town atmosphere in high-quality residential neighborhoods to our family homeowners.
Northeastern Massachusetts on the Merrimack River, bordered by Tewksbury and Dracut on the west, Lawrence and Methuen on the north, North Andover on the east, and North Reading and Wilmington on the south. Andover is 10 miles east of Lowell, 22 miles north of Boston, and 241 miles from New York City.
Narrative compiled by the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development (
DHCD
).
