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Cooper vs Robbinston vs Charlotte
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 people working from home (13.5%).
Robbinston has the most renters (17.3% rent).
Charlotte has the most affordable homes ($141k 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 | Cooper | Robbinston | Charlotte |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 157Lowest |
621Highest |
377 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -6.1% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 46.5±9.1Lowest 4% above ME |
48.1±2.7 7% above ME |
48.6±3.1Highest 8% above ME |
| Charlotte and Robbinston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±17 ME: 18.1% |
14.3%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.8%±10.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Charlotte and Cooper 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% |
27.1%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.8%±7.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Robbinston 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% |
27.6% ME: 36.2% |
28.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±9.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.4 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 | $48,750±$15kLowest 35% below ME |
$68,333±$13kHighest 9% below ME |
$67,813±$18k 9% below ME |
| Robbinston and Charlotte 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 |
$228,000±$41kHighest 23% below ME |
$140,800±$30kLowest 53% below ME |
| Robbinston and Cooper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,232±$808 8% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,929 36% below ME |
$1,478Lowest 51% below ME |
$2,000Highest 34% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 60.6%±26.7 ME: 48.4% |
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| Below poverty line | 20.4% ME: 10.7% |
15.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
22.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95% ME: 74.3% |
82.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
98.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 44 minHighest 78% above ME |
22 minLowest 9% below ME |
24 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 13.5%±11Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4 ME: 15.9% |
2%±2.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Cooper and Robbinston 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.