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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 homeowners (86.1%).
Morgan has the most people working from home (22.4%).
Olean has the most affordable homes ($86k median).

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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.

MeasureBelvidereMorganOlean
People
Population
422Lowest
827
13,738Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-14.8%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
-3.6%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
40.7±6.5
5% above U.S.
40.9±6.4Highest
5% above U.S.
39±2.6Lowest
about the U.S. average
Morgan and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
22%±4
U.S.: 22%
21.5%±4.7Lowest
U.S.: 22%
23.5%±2.9Highest
U.S.: 22%
Olean and Belvidere 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%
19.1%±2.5
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%
29.9%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%
3.6%±1.1Highest
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.
$51,261±$7kLowest
37% 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.
$86,100±$6kLowest
74% 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.
$794±$52Lowest
44% 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
$3,908Highest
25% above U.S.
$3,426
10% above U.S.
$3,130Lowest
about the U.S. average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
66.7%±53.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±40.8Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
52%±9.1
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%
26.7%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
86.1%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
84.8%
U.S.: 65.2%
55.1%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1989Highest
9 yrs newer than U.S.
1973
7 yrs older than U.S.
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
38 minHighest
42% above U.S.
27 min
about the U.S. average
14 minLowest
45% below U.S.
Work from home
9.4%±7.6
U.S.: 15.1%
22.4%±6.5Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
8.4%±2.6Lowest
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
School district — — OLEAN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town — — OLEAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
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.