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Baltimore vs Olean vs Cavendish

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).
Olean has the most affordable homes ($159k median).
Cavendish has the most people working from home (18.5%).

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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.

MeasureBaltimoreOleanCavendish
People
Population
361Lowest
1,664Highest
1,242
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-4.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+1.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
51.2±10.3
32% above U.S.
53.8±5.5Highest
38% above U.S.
45.2±5.9Lowest
16% above U.S.
Olean 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%
15.6%±4.5
U.S.: 22%
18.3%±4.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
Cavendish and Olean 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%
25.2%±5.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
23.6%±2
U.S.: 17.2%
Olean and Cavendish 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%
23.3%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
39.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.2%±2.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.5%±1.5
U.S.: 6.4%
4.3%±1.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cavendish 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.
$74,583±$20kLowest
8% below U.S.
$89,063±$29k
10% above U.S.
Baltimore and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$219,400±$27k
34% below U.S.
$158,600±$17kLowest
52% below U.S.
$285,100±$40kHighest
14% below U.S.
Cavendish and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$666±$334Lowest
53% below U.S.
$1,000±$546Highest
29% below U.S.
Cavendish 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.
$4,027
29% above U.S.
$3,948Lowest
27% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
26.7%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
57.1%±25.5Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
28.9%±27
U.S.: 51.1%
Olean and Cavendish 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%
16.3%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
6.3%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
85.8%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
77.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
81.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977Highest
3 yrs older than U.S.
1962Lowest
18 yrs older than U.S.
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
21 minHighest
21% below U.S.
19 minLowest
30% below U.S.
19 minLowest
30% below U.S.
Work from home
9.8%±4.4
U.S.: 15.1%
5.8%±4.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
18.5%±6.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Cavendish 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 —
School district — — Green Mountain Unified School District #77
High school in town — — None in town
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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.