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Cooper vs Upton
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).
Upton has the oldest population (median age 70.4).
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 | Upton |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 157Highest |
91Lowest |
| Median age | 46.5±9.1Lowest 4% above ME |
70.4±0.4Highest 57% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±17Highest ME: 18.1% |
0%±34.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Cooper and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±14Lowest ME: 22.4% |
80.2%±49.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Upton 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%Highest ME: 36.2% |
14.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±9.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±12.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cooper and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $48,750±$15k 35% below ME |
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| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $212,500±$66k 28% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,929Highest 36% below ME |
$731Lowest 76% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 0%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 20.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
0%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 44 minHighest 78% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 13.5%±11Highest ME: 15.9% |
13%±12Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Cooper and Upton 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.