Cooper, ME housing market
Builders were permitted 7 new homes in 2025.
Home values, sales, trends and how Cooper compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
7 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 7 new homes in Cooper in 2025, all single-family houses, worth about $2.2 million to build. Over the past 10 years, Cooper has permitted 7 homes in all.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 3 | 3 | 0 | $932,000 |
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $2.2 million |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $90,000 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $40,000 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
Cooper and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper | — | — | $1,540 | 7 | $48,750 |
| Meddybemps | $211K | −3.4% | $1,540 | 0 | $48,000 |
| Alexander | — | — | $1,580 | 0 | $93,750 |
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,540
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Cooper is $1,540 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs.
Studio $1,070 · 4 bedrooms $2,390
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (04657; Washington County, ME), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.