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Belvidere vs Morgan 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

Belvidere has the most kids (22% under 18).
Morgan has the most people working from home (22.4%).
Olean has the most affordable homes ($159k median).

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.

MeasureBelvidereMorganOlean
People
Population
422Lowest
827
1,664Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-14.8%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
-4.2%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
40.7±6.5Lowest
5% above U.S.
40.9±6.4
5% above U.S.
53.8±5.5Highest
38% above U.S.
Kids under 18
22%±4Highest
U.S.: 22%
21.5%±4.7
U.S.: 22%
15.6%±4.5Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Belvidere and Morgan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
8.8%±4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
27.7%±6.6Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
25.2%±5.1
U.S.: 17.2%
Morgan and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
35.9%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
34%
U.S.: 35.7%
23.3%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.4%±1.3
U.S.: 6.4%
1.3%±1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.5%±1.5Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Olean and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$81,563±$18k
about the U.S. average
$91,250±$25kHighest
13% above U.S.
$74,583±$20kLowest
8% below U.S.
Morgan and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$239,200±$51k
28% below U.S.
$311,300±$66kHighest
6% below U.S.
$158,600±$17kLowest
52% below U.S.
Morgan and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,542±$1kHighest
9% above U.S.
$1,112±$64
21% below U.S.
$666±$334Lowest
53% below U.S.
Belvidere and Morgan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,908
25% above U.S.
$3,426Lowest
10% above U.S.
$4,027Highest
29% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
66.7%±53.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±40.8Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
57.1%±25.5
U.S.: 51.1%
Belvidere and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
5.5%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
10%
U.S.: 12.5%
16.3%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
86.1%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
84.8%
U.S.: 65.2%
77.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1989Highest
9 yrs newer than U.S.
1973
7 yrs older than U.S.
1962Lowest
18 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
38 minHighest
42% above U.S.
27 min
about the U.S. average
19 minLowest
30% below U.S.
Work from home
9.4%±7.6
U.S.: 15.1%
22.4%±6.5Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
5.8%±4.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Morgan and Belvidere 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
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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.