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Brant vs Olean vs Olean vs Stuyvesant
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 oldest population (median age 53.8).
Olean has the most affordable homes ($86k median).
Stuyvesant has the most expensive homes ($224k 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.
| Measure | Brant | Olean | Olean | Stuyvesant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,224 |
1,664Lowest |
13,738Highest |
2,009 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.2% NY: +4.2% |
-3.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.7% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 49.7±2.5 25% above NY |
53.8±5.5Highest 35% above NY |
39±2.6Lowest about the NY average |
51.7±6.1 30% above NY |
| Olean and Stuyvesant 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% |
23.5%±2.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
17%±4.5 NY: 20.5% |
| Olean and Brant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 17.7%±3.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25.2%±5.1 NY: 17.9% |
19.1%±2.5 NY: 17.9% |
29.7%±10.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Stuyvesant and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.7% NY: 40.2% |
23.3% NY: 40.2% |
29.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
20.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.5 NY: 7% |
3.6%±1.1Highest NY: 7% |
2.7%±1.9 NY: 7% |
| Olean and Stuyvesant 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 |
$51,261±$7kLowest 40% below NY |
$66,000±$15k 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±$22k 53% below NY |
$158,600±$17k 63% below NY |
$86,100±$6kLowest 80% below NY |
$224,400±$58kHighest 47% below NY |
| Stuyvesant and Brant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,089±$121 33% below NY |
$666±$334Lowest 59% below NY |
$794±$52 51% below NY |
$1,098±$119Highest 32% below NY |
| Stuyvesant and Brant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,528 46% below NY |
$4,027Highest 39% below NY |
$3,130Lowest 52% below NY |
$3,720 43% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±13.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
57.1%±25.5 NY: 52.1% |
52%±9.1 NY: 52.1% |
58.7%±22.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Stuyvesant and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 16.4% NY: 14% |
16.3% NY: 14% |
26.7%Highest NY: 14% |
12.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.9% NY: 54.3% |
77.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
55.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
76.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953 6 yrs older than NY |
1962Highest 3 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1961 2 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 21% below NY |
19 min 43% below NY |
14 minLowest 56% below NY |
25 min 22% below NY |
| Work from home | 14.5%±5.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.8%±4.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
8.4%±2.6 NY: 14.9% |
7.9%±3.2 NY: 14.9% |
| Brant 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 | — | #337 of 484 in NY | #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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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.