Compare towns
Cooper vs Unity vs Mapleton
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%).
Unity has the youngest population (median age 27.5).
Mapleton has the highest household income ($92k).
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 | Mapleton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 157Lowest |
1,858 |
1,884Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.5±9.1Highest 4% above ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
41.8±6 7% below ME |
| Cooper and Mapleton 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%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton 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% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Cooper and Mapleton 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% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±9.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $48,750±$15kLowest 35% below ME |
$62,857±$6k 16% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
| Mapleton and Unity 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 |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% 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±$73Highest 23% below ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
| Unity and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,929 36% below ME |
$2,510Highest 17% below ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 44.8%±13Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 20.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
17.3% ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 44 minHighest 78% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.5%±11 ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Lowest 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 | RSU 79/MSAD 01 |
| High school in town | — | Ecology Learning Ctr | None in town |
| 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.