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Cooper vs Franklin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cooper has the most homeowners (95%).
Franklin has the highest household income ($65k).
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 | Cooper | Franklin |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 157Lowest |
1,628Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +5.7% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.5±9.1Highest 4% above ME |
46±9.3Lowest about the ME average |
| Cooper and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±17Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Cooper and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±14Lowest ME: 22.4% |
25.6%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Franklin and Cooper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
28.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±9.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cooper and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $48,750±$15kLowest 35% below ME |
$65,455±$16kHighest 12% below ME |
| Franklin and Cooper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $212,500±$66kLowest 28% below ME |
$245,800±$59kHighest 17% below ME |
| Franklin and Cooper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $888±$306 22% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,929Lowest 36% below ME |
$2,231Highest 27% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 36.7%±27.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 20.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
15.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95%Highest ME: 74.3% |
76.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 44 minHighest 78% above ME |
29 minLowest 18% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.5%±11Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.2%±5.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Cooper and Franklin 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.