What stands out worked out from the figures below

Baring plantation has the shortest commute (13 min average).

Cooper has the most people working from home (13.5%).

What matters to you?

Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Baring plantation	Cooper
People
Population	166Highest	157Lowest
Median age	48.5±19.8Highest 8% above ME	46.5±9.1Lowest 4% above ME
	Baring plantation and Cooper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	15.1%±11.4Lowest ME: 18.1%	16.6%±17Highest ME: 18.1%
	Cooper and Baring plantation are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	28.3%±5.4Highest ME: 22.4%	22.9%±14Lowest ME: 22.4%
	Baring plantation and Cooper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	25.2%Highest ME: 36.2%	22.2%Lowest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0.6%±6.7Lowest ME: 5.8%	4.5%±9.8Highest ME: 5.8%
	Cooper and Baring plantation are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	—	$48,750±$15k 35% below ME
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$117,700±$20kLowest 60% below ME	$212,500±$66kHighest 28% below ME
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,167Lowest 62% below ME	$1,929Highest 36% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	37.5%±100 ME: 48.4%	—
Below poverty line	22.9%Highest ME: 10.7%	20.4%Lowest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	87%Lowest ME: 74.3%	95%Highest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME	1977Highest same as ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	13 minLowest 46% below ME	44 minHighest 78% above ME
Work from home	2.4%±4.6Lowest ME: 15.9%	13.5%±11Highest ME: 15.9%
	Cooper and Baring plantation are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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ME average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.