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Cooper vs Whiting 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 people working from home (13.5%).
Whiting has the most kids (17.8% under 18).
Baring plantation has the most affordable homes ($118k 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 | Whiting | Baring plantation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 157Lowest |
506Highest |
166 |
| Median age | 46.5±9.1Lowest 4% above ME |
50±5Highest 12% above ME |
48.5±19.8 8% above ME |
| Whiting and Baring plantation 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% |
17.8%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.1%±11.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Whiting and Cooper 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% |
27.5%±6.1 ME: 22.4% |
28.3%±5.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Baring plantation and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±9.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
0.6%±6.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cooper and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $48,750±$15kLowest 35% below ME |
$55,263±$2kHighest 26% below ME |
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| Whiting 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±$66k 28% below ME |
$214,200±$52kHighest 28% below ME |
$117,700±$20kLowest 60% below ME |
| Whiting and Cooper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $600±$333 47% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,929Highest 36% below ME |
$1,728 43% below ME |
$1,167Lowest 62% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 33.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
37.5%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Baring plantation and Whiting 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% |
5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
22.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95%Highest ME: 74.3% |
93.6% ME: 74.3% |
87%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 44 minHighest 78% above ME |
22 min 10% below ME |
13 minLowest 46% below ME |
| Work from home | 13.5%±11Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.1%±2.8 ME: 15.9% |
2.4%±4.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Cooper and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Whiting Public Schools | — |
| 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.