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Baltimore vs Johnson City 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).
Johnson City has the most renters (47.7% rent).
Olean has the most kids (23.5% under 18).
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 | Baltimore | Johnson City | Olean |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 361Lowest |
14,940Highest |
13,738 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 51.2±10.3Highest 32% above U.S. |
40.7±3.4 5% above U.S. |
39±2.6Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Baltimore and Johnson City 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% |
18.1%±2.6 U.S.: 22% |
23.5%±2.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Olean and Johnson City 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% |
22.4%±2.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.1%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Johnson City 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%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
29.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
29.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
9%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.6%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,500±$16kHighest 33% above U.S. |
$56,283±$4k 30% below U.S. |
$51,261±$7kLowest 37% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $219,400±$27kHighest 34% below U.S. |
$117,100±$4k 65% below U.S. |
$86,100±$6kLowest 74% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,031±$66Highest 27% below U.S. |
$794±$52Lowest 44% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,329Highest 39% above U.S. |
$3,982 28% above U.S. |
$3,130Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.7%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
57.8%±10.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
52%±9.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Johnson City 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% |
19.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
26.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
52.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
55.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1949 31 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minHighest 21% below U.S. |
17 min 38% below U.S. |
14 minLowest 45% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.8%±4.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.7%±3.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
8.4%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Baltimore and Johnson City 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 | — | — | 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.