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Charlotte vs Mount Chase vs Cooper
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Charlotte has the highest household income ($68k).
Mount Chase has the most people working from home (22.2%).
Cooper has the most expensive homes ($213k median).
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 | Charlotte | Mount Chase | Cooper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 377Highest |
280 |
157Lowest |
| Median age | 48.6±3.1 8% above ME |
49.9±10.9Highest 11% above ME |
46.5±9.1Lowest 4% above ME |
| Mount Chase and Charlotte are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±10.4 ME: 18.1% |
22.1%±10.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±17Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mount Chase and Charlotte are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±7.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
28.9%±6.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.9%±14 ME: 22.4% |
| Mount Chase and Cooper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.8% ME: 36.2% |
32.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.4 ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±5.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±9.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cooper and Charlotte are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,813±$18kHighest 9% below ME |
$41,711±$7kLowest 44% below ME |
$48,750±$15k 35% below ME |
| Charlotte and Cooper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $140,800±$30k 53% below ME |
$115,700±$15kLowest 61% below ME |
$212,500±$66kHighest 28% below ME |
| Cooper and Charlotte are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,281±$1k 12% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,000Highest 34% below ME |
$1,548Lowest 49% below ME |
$1,929 36% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 28.6%±100 ME: 48.4% |
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| Below poverty line | 22.8% ME: 10.7% |
30.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
20.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 98.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
90%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
27 min 9% above ME |
44 minHighest 78% above ME |
| Work from home | 2%±2.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.2%±12.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.5%±11 ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Chase and Cooper 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.