Compare towns
Cooper vs Meddybemps vs Unity
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 kids (16.6% under 18).
Meddybemps has the most expensive homes ($295k median).
Unity has the youngest population (median age 27.5).
Unity is a college town. 30% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Meddybemps | Unity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 157 |
139Lowest |
1,858Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +9.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.5±9.1 4% above ME |
63.9±4.2Highest 43% above ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±17Highest ME: 18.1% |
5%±21.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Cooper and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±14 ME: 22.4% |
39.6%±15.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Meddybemps 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%Highest ME: 36.2% |
14.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±9.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±10.1 ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $48,750±$15k 35% below ME |
$48,000±$13kLowest 36% below ME |
$62,857±$6kHighest 16% below ME |
| Unity 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±$66k 28% below ME |
$295,000±$73kHighest about the ME average |
$206,900±$28kLowest 30% below ME |
| Meddybemps and Cooper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $873±$73 23% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,929 36% below ME |
$1,206Lowest 60% below ME |
$2,510Highest 17% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Meddybemps and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 20.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.1% ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 44 minHighest 78% above ME |
31 min 28% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
| Work from home | 13.5%±11 ME: 15.9% |
5.4%±7.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Unity and Cooper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | RSU 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center |
| High school in town | — | — | Ecology Learning Ctr |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.4 |
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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.