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Brant vs Olean vs North Collins
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brant has the most people working from home (14.5%).
Olean has the shortest commute (19 min average).
North Collins has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.2%).
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 | Brant | Olean | North Collins |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,224Highest |
1,664 |
1,081Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.2% NY: +4.2% |
+1.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 49.7±2.5 25% above NY |
53.8±5.5Highest 35% above NY |
40.6±2.8Lowest about the NY average |
| Olean and Brant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±4.8 NY: 20.5% |
15.6%±4.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
24.1%±3.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| North Collins and Brant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.7%±3.3 NY: 17.9% |
25.2%±5.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
13%±3.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Olean and Brant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
23.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
23.7% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.5 NY: 7% |
3.9%±2.2Highest NY: 7% |
| North Collins and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,531±$24kHighest 4% above NY |
$74,583±$20k 13% below NY |
$66,607±$24kLowest 23% below NY |
| Brant and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $201,100±$22kHighest 53% below NY |
$158,600±$17k 63% below NY |
$123,100±$15kLowest 71% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,089±$121Highest 33% below NY |
$666±$334Lowest 59% below NY |
$853±$280 47% below NY |
| Brant and North Collins are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,528Lowest 46% below NY |
$4,027Highest 39% below NY |
$4,020 39% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±13.9 NY: 52.1% |
57.1%±25.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
35.4%±15.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Olean and Brant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.4%Highest NY: 14% |
16.3% NY: 14% |
13.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.9% NY: 54.3% |
77.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
54.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953 6 yrs older than NY |
1962Highest 3 yrs newer than NY |
1946Lowest 13 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 21% below NY |
19 minLowest 43% below NY |
24 min 27% below NY |
| Work from home | 14.5%±5.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.8%±4.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9.7%±6.4 NY: 14.9% |
| Brant and North Collins 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 | #411 of 484 in NY |
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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.