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Baltimore vs Olean vs Olean vs Reading
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 oldest population (median age 53.8).
Olean has the most affordable homes ($86k median).
Reading has the most people working from home (22.9%).
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 | Olean | Olean | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 361Lowest |
1,664 |
13,738Highest |
699 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -4.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 51.2±10.3 32% above U.S. |
53.8±5.5Highest 38% above U.S. |
39±2.6Lowest about the U.S. average |
51.1±7.6 31% 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% |
23.5%±2.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.5%±4.2 U.S.: 22% |
| Olean and Reading 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%±5.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.1%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
28.2%±3.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Reading 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% |
23.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
29.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
46%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% |
3.6%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±2.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Olean and Reading 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±$20k 8% below U.S. |
$51,261±$7kLowest 37% below U.S. |
$85,000±$19k 5% above U.S. |
| Baltimore and Reading 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±$17k 52% below U.S. |
$86,100±$6kLowest 74% below U.S. |
$377,200±$72kHighest 13% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $666±$334Lowest 53% below U.S. |
$794±$52 44% below U.S. |
$1,100±$331Highest 22% below U.S. |
| Reading and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,329 39% above U.S. |
$4,027 29% above U.S. |
$3,130Lowest about the U.S. average |
$5,754Highest 84% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.7%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
57.1%±25.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
52%±9.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
63.3%±31.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Reading 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% |
16.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
26.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
77.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
55.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1962 18 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1969 11 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 21% below U.S. |
19 min 30% below U.S. |
14 minLowest 45% below U.S. |
33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.8%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
5.8%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.4%±2.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.9%±10.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Reading 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 | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 |
| High school in town | — | — | OLEAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| 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.