How is the cost of living in Andover, MA?Compared to the rest of the USA?

My family may be moving to MA in or around Andover. Does anyone know how much the cost of living is out there? As far as car insurance?Food? etc???

Andover, MA is one of the most expensive towns to live in in the state. Even though it isnt too close to Boston. Methuen and Lawrence are cities next door that are MUCH cheaper, but not nearly as nice. The Andover school system is very good, car insurance is on the cheap side compared to the rest of MA, and it is a very safe town. As the other writer mentioned, Market Basket is the best supermarket around as far as prices go. Overall, MA is a very expensive state to live in...so be prepared. Hope you're a Sox fan! :)

Food is about average - actually because of one of the supermarket chains (MarketBasket - ranked tied for No 6 best in the country by Consumer Reports - which positions as Low-prices-without-frills) food prices can be a bit lower (MarketBasket emphasizes lobster specials every month or so, by the way - bon appetit!). For more upscale tastes greater Boston is also served by Trader Joe's (CR tied for No. 1) stores.

For the rest of the cost of living metro Boston is high, similar to N.Y.C. and San Francisco, and Andover, being a rich town, is at the upper end.

living in massachusetts alone is expensive. andover is in the north shore area which is somewhat expensive. its about 30 mins from boston. (homes are more expensive the closer u live to the boston area. andover, ma is a pretty average town so the homes value is probably $370,000 (average)

compared to the USA, overall andover is expensive, mainly because it is in mass (which is he 5th most expensive state to live in.

car insurance/food costs are probably average. (the same as the rest of massachusetts)