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Batavia vs Johnson City vs Olean
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Batavia has the most expensive homes ($149k median).
Johnson City has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.1%).
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 | Batavia | Johnson City | Olean |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,097Highest |
14,940 |
13,738Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.9% NY: +4.2% |
+1.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.9±2.1Highest 8% above NY |
40.7±3.4 about the NY average |
39±2.6Lowest about the NY average |
| Batavia and Johnson City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
18.1%±2.6 NY: 20.5% |
23.5%±2.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Olean and Johnson City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.8%±2.1 NY: 17.9% |
22.4%±2.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.1%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Johnson City and Batavia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
29.6% NY: 40.2% |
29.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
9%±2.2Highest NY: 7% |
3.6%±1.1 NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,446±$6kHighest 31% below NY |
$56,283±$4k 35% below NY |
$51,261±$7kLowest 40% below NY |
| Batavia and Johnson City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $148,900±$7kHighest 65% below NY |
$117,100±$4k 72% below NY |
$86,100±$6kLowest 80% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $925±$35 43% below NY |
$1,031±$66Highest 36% below NY |
$794±$52Lowest 51% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,326 49% below NY |
$3,982Highest 40% below NY |
$3,130Lowest 52% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.9%±7.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
57.8%±10.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
52%±9.1 NY: 52.1% |
| Johnson City and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
19.6% NY: 14% |
26.7%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.7% NY: 54.3% |
52.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
55.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1944 15 yrs older than NY |
1949Highest 10 yrs older than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minHighest 35% below NY |
17 min 49% below NY |
14 minLowest 56% below NY |
| Work from home | 5%±1.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9.7%±3.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.4%±2.6 NY: 14.9% |
| Johnson City and Olean 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 | #254 of 484 in NY | — | #337 of 484 in NY |
| School district | BATAVIA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | OLEAN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | BATAVIA HIGH SCHOOL | — | OLEAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Lowest |
— | 12.2Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
NY 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.