Compare towns
Meddybemps vs Whiting vs Cooper
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Meddybemps has the most expensive homes ($295k median).
Whiting has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Cooper has the most people working from home (13.5%).
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 | Meddybemps | Whiting | Cooper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 139Lowest |
506Highest |
157 |
| Median age | 63.9±4.2Highest 43% above ME |
50±5 12% above ME |
46.5±9.1Lowest 4% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 5%±21.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.8%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±17 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+ | 39.6%±15.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.5%±6.1 ME: 22.4% |
22.9%±14Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Meddybemps and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±10.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±9.8 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 | $48,000±$13kLowest 36% below ME |
$55,263±$2kHighest 26% below ME |
$48,750±$15k 35% below ME |
| Whiting and Cooper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $295,000±$73kHighest about the ME average |
$214,200±$52k 28% below ME |
$212,500±$66kLowest 28% below ME |
| Meddybemps and Whiting 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 | $1,206Lowest 60% below ME |
$1,728 43% below ME |
$1,929Highest 36% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
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| Meddybemps and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.2% ME: 10.7% |
5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
20.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.6% ME: 74.3% |
95%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 28% above ME |
22 minLowest 10% below ME |
44 minHighest 78% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.4%±7.8 ME: 15.9% |
5.1%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
13.5%±11Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Cooper and Meddybemps 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.