Compare towns
Baring plantation vs Mapleton vs Cooper
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Baring plantation has the shortest commute (13 min average).
Mapleton has the most kids (22.2% under 18).
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.
| Measure | Baring plantation | Mapleton | Cooper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 166 |
1,884Highest |
157Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.2% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 48.5±19.8Highest 8% above ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
46.5±9.1 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% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±17 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Cooper 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% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.9%±14 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% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±6.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±9.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Cooper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$48,750±$15kLowest 35% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $117,700±$20kLowest 60% below ME |
$191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
$212,500±$66kHighest 28% below ME |
| Cooper and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $610±$277 46% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,167Lowest 62% below ME |
$1,789 41% below ME |
$1,929Highest 36% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.5%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
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| Baring plantation and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 22.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
20.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87% ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1977Highest same as ME |
1977Highest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 13 minLowest 46% below ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
44 minHighest 78% above ME |
| Work from home | 2.4%±4.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
13.5%±11Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Cooper and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.