What stands out worked out from the figures below

Cooper has the most affordable homes ($213k median).

Sebec has the highest household income ($75k).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Cooper	Sebec
People
Population	157Lowest	547Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	+5.6% ME: +2.6%
Median age	46.5±9.1Lowest 4% above ME	49.3±7.6Highest 10% above ME
	Sebec and Cooper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	16.6%±17Lowest ME: 18.1%	21.8%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1%
	Sebec and Cooper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	22.9%±14Highest ME: 22.4%	20.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4%
	Cooper and Sebec 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%	32%Highest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.5%±9.8Highest ME: 5.8%	4.2%±3.6Lowest ME: 5.8%
	Cooper and Sebec 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	$74,545±$37kHighest about the ME average
	Sebec 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	$233,000±$40kHighest 21% below ME
	Sebec and Cooper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,929Highest 36% below ME	$1,810Lowest 40% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	—	0%±100 ME: 48.4%
Below poverty line	20.4%Highest ME: 10.7%	5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	95%Lowest ME: 74.3%	97.6%Highest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1977Lowest same as ME	1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	44 minHighest 78% above ME	30 minLowest 22% above ME
Work from home	13.5%±11Highest ME: 15.9%	13.2%±10.6Lowest ME: 15.9%
	Cooper and Sebec 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.