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Baltimore vs Hadley vs Olean 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 highest household income ($108k).
Hadley has the most people working from home (24.2%).
Olean has the most kids (23.5% under 18).

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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.

MeasureBaltimoreHadleyOleanOlean
People
Population
361Lowest
2,074
1,664
13,738Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-3.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-4.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
-3.6%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
51.2±10.3
32% above U.S.
54.1±3Highest
39% above U.S.
53.8±5.5
38% above U.S.
39±2.6Lowest
about the U.S. average
Hadley and Olean 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%
14.4%±3
U.S.: 22%
15.6%±4.5
U.S.: 22%
23.5%±2.9Highest
U.S.: 22%
Age 65+
14.7%±4.2Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
26.1%±4.6Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
25.2%±5.1
U.S.: 17.2%
19.1%±2.5
U.S.: 17.2%
Hadley and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
25.5%
U.S.: 35.7%
25%
U.S.: 35.7%
23.3%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
29.9%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.2%±2.7
U.S.: 6.4%
2.1%±1.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.5%±1.5
U.S.: 6.4%
3.6%±1.1Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Olean and Olean 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.
$73,750±$32k
9% below U.S.
$74,583±$20k
8% below U.S.
$51,261±$7kLowest
37% below U.S.
Baltimore and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$219,400±$27kHighest
34% below U.S.
$194,200±$30k
42% below U.S.
$158,600±$17k
52% below U.S.
$86,100±$6kLowest
74% below U.S.
Baltimore and Hadley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$900±$293Highest
36% below U.S.
$666±$334Lowest
53% below U.S.
$794±$52
44% below U.S.
Hadley and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,329Highest
39% above U.S.
$2,375Lowest
24% below U.S.
$4,027
29% above U.S.
$3,130
about the U.S. average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
26.7%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
44.3%±17
U.S.: 51.1%
57.1%±25.5Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
52%±9.1
U.S.: 51.1%
Olean 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%
11.5%
U.S.: 12.5%
16.3%
U.S.: 12.5%
26.7%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
85.8%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
83.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
77.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
55.1%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977Highest
3 yrs older than U.S.
1972
8 yrs older than U.S.
1962
18 yrs older than U.S.
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
21 min
21% below U.S.
31 minHighest
19% above U.S.
19 min
30% below U.S.
14 minLowest
45% below U.S.
Work from home
9.8%±4.4
U.S.: 15.1%
24.2%±23.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
5.8%±4.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
8.4%±2.6
U.S.: 15.1%
Hadley and Baltimore 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 #337 of 484 in NY
School district — — — OLEAN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town — — — OLEAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Students per teacherat that high school — — —
12.2
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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.