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Cooper vs Strong vs Meddybemps
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%).
Strong has the most people working from home (18.5%).
Meddybemps has the most expensive homes ($295k 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 | Strong | Meddybemps |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 157 |
1,249Highest |
139Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -7.5% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 46.5±9.1Lowest 4% above ME |
47.5±8.9 6% above ME |
63.9±4.2Highest 43% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±17 ME: 18.1% |
19.5%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
5%±21.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Strong 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% |
22%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
39.6%±15.4Highest 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% ME: 36.2% |
26.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
14.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±9.8 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±10.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Meddybemps and Cooper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $48,750±$15kHighest 35% below ME |
$47,557±$10kLowest 36% below ME |
$48,000±$13k 36% below ME |
| Cooper and Meddybemps 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 |
$183,900±$29kLowest 38% below ME |
$295,000±$73kHighest about the ME average |
| Meddybemps and Cooper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $920±$276 19% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,929 36% below ME |
$1,950Highest 36% below ME |
$1,206Lowest 60% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 20.9%±52.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Meddybemps and Strong 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% |
13.9% ME: 10.7% |
7.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 44 minHighest 78% above ME |
31 minLowest 26% above ME |
31 min 28% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.5%±11 ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±9.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.4%±7.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Strong and Cooper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 58/MSAD 58 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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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.