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Baltimore vs Olean vs Weathersfield

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 ($86k median).
Weathersfield has the most people working from home (26.2%).

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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.

MeasureBaltimoreOleanWeathersfield
People
Population
361Lowest
13,738Highest
2,856
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-3.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+0.6%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
51.2±10.3Highest
32% above U.S.
39±2.6Lowest
about the U.S. average
48.3±5.4
24% above U.S.
Baltimore and Weathersfield 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%
23.5%±2.9Highest
U.S.: 22%
22%±6
U.S.: 22%
Olean and Weathersfield 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%
19.1%±2.5
U.S.: 17.2%
25.4%±5.8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Weathersfield 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%
29.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
37.2%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.2%±2.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.6%±1.1
U.S.: 6.4%
8.8%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$107,500±$16kHighest
33% above U.S.
$51,261±$7kLowest
37% below U.S.
$83,095±$12k
about the U.S. average
Baltimore and Weathersfield 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.
$86,100±$6kLowest
74% below U.S.
$252,700±$50kHighest
24% below U.S.
Weathersfield and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$794±$52Lowest
44% below U.S.
$1,401±$61Highest
about the U.S. average
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,329
39% above U.S.
$3,130Lowest
about the U.S. average
$4,540Highest
46% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
26.7%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
52%±9.1
U.S.: 51.1%
80.3%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Weathersfield 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%
26.7%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
85.8%
U.S.: 65.2%
55.1%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
89.9%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
21 min
21% below U.S.
14 minLowest
45% below U.S.
22 minHighest
18% below U.S.
Work from home
9.8%±4.4
U.S.: 15.1%
8.4%±2.6Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
26.2%±14.1Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Weathersfield 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 #21 of 70 in VT
School district — OLEAN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT Weathersfield School District
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.