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Cooper vs Upton 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 kids (16.6% under 18).
Upton has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Meddybemps has the most renters (12.9% rent).
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 | Meddybemps |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 157Highest |
91Lowest |
139 |
| Median age | 46.5±9.1Lowest 4% above ME |
70.4±0.4Highest 57% above ME |
63.9±4.2 43% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±17Highest ME: 18.1% |
0%±34.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
5%±21.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Cooper and Meddybemps 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% |
39.6%±15.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Upton and Meddybemps 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% ME: 36.2% |
14.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±9.8 ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±12.5Lowest 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 |
— | $48,000±$13kLowest 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±$66kLowest 28% 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. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,929Highest 36% below ME |
$731Lowest 76% below ME |
$1,206 60% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Meddybemps and Upton 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% |
0%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95% ME: 74.3% |
95.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 44 minHighest 78% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
31 min 28% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.5%±11Highest ME: 15.9% |
13%±12 ME: 15.9% |
5.4%±7.8Lowest 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.