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Cooper vs Unity vs Baring plantation
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).
Unity has the youngest population (median age 27.5).
Baring plantation has the most affordable homes ($118k median).
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 | Unity | Baring plantation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 157Lowest |
1,858Highest |
166 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +9.2% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 46.5±9.1 4% above ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
48.5±19.8Highest 8% above ME |
| Baring plantation and Cooper 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% |
14%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15.1%±11.4 ME: 18.1% |
| Cooper and Baring plantation 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% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
28.3%±5.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Baring plantation 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% |
22.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±9.8 ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.6%±6.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $48,750±$15kLowest 35% below ME |
$62,857±$6kHighest 16% below ME |
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| 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±$66kHighest 28% below ME |
$206,900±$28k 30% below ME |
$117,700±$20kLowest 60% below ME |
| Cooper and Unity 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 |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,929 36% below ME |
$2,510Highest 17% below ME |
$1,167Lowest 62% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 44.8%±13Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.5%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Unity and Baring plantation are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 20.4% ME: 10.7% |
17.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
22.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 44 minHighest 78% above ME |
21 min 14% below ME |
13 minLowest 46% below ME |
| Work from home | 13.5%±11 ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
2.4%±4.6Lowest 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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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.