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Baltimore vs Gerry vs Olean

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Baltimore has the most expensive homes ($219k median).
Gerry has the oldest population (median age 52.4).
Olean has the shortest commute (14 min average).

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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.

MeasureBaltimoreGerryOlean
People
Population
361Lowest
1,668
13,738Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-6.5%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
-3.6%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
51.2±10.3
32% above U.S.
52.4±5.7Highest
35% above U.S.
39±2.6Lowest
about the U.S. average
Gerry and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
8.9%±6.7Lowest
U.S.: 22%
20.9%±3.9
U.S.: 22%
23.5%±2.9Highest
U.S.: 22%
Olean and Gerry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
14.7%±4.2Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
29.9%±3.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.1%±2.5
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
25.5%
U.S.: 35.7%
23.4%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
29.9%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.2%±2.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.4%±2.3
U.S.: 6.4%
3.6%±1.1Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Olean and Gerry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$107,500±$16kHighest
33% above U.S.
$68,667±$12k
15% below U.S.
$51,261±$7kLowest
37% below U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$219,400±$27kHighest
34% below U.S.
$119,200±$10k
64% below U.S.
$86,100±$6kLowest
74% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,138±$260Highest
19% below U.S.
$794±$52Lowest
44% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,329Highest
39% above U.S.
$2,606Lowest
16% below U.S.
$3,130
about the U.S. average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
26.7%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
61.2%±16.1Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
52%±9.1
U.S.: 51.1%
Gerry and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
1.1%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
9%
U.S.: 12.5%
26.7%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
85.8%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
75.2%
U.S.: 65.2%
55.1%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977Highest
3 yrs older than U.S.
1967
13 yrs older than U.S.
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
21 min
21% below U.S.
27 minHighest
about the U.S. average
14 minLowest
45% below U.S.
Work from home
9.8%±4.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
6.2%±4.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
8.4%±2.6
U.S.: 15.1%
Baltimore and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — — #337 of 484 in NY
School district — CASSADAGA VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT OLEAN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town — CASSADAGA VALLEY MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL OLEAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Students per teacherat that high school —
8.7Lowest
12.2Highest
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U.S. 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.