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Cavendish vs Hyde Park 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
Cavendish has the most people working from home (18.5%).
Hyde Park has the highest household income ($90k).
Olean has the most affordable homes ($86k 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 | Cavendish | Hyde Park | Olean |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,242 |
513Lowest |
13,738Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | -3.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.2±5.9Highest 16% above U.S. |
42.6±10.1 10% above U.S. |
39±2.6Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Cavendish and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.6%±6.5 U.S.: 22% |
23.5%±2.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Olean and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.6%±2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.4%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.1%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Cavendish and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
41%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
29.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.1%±2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.6%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cavendish and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,063±$29k 10% above U.S. |
$89,946±$10kHighest 11% above U.S. |
$51,261±$7kLowest 37% below U.S. |
| Hyde Park and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $285,100±$40kHighest 14% below U.S. |
$221,800±$57k 33% below U.S. |
$86,100±$6kLowest 74% below U.S. |
| Cavendish and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,000±$546 29% below U.S. |
$1,306±$285Highest 8% below U.S. |
$794±$52Lowest 44% below U.S. |
| Hyde Park and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,948Highest 27% above U.S. |
$3,893 25% above U.S. |
$3,130Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.9%±27Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
42.1%±47.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
52%±9.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Olean and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
26.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
55.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Highest 12 yrs older than U.S. |
1964 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 30% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
14 minLowest 45% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 18.5%±6.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.9%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.4%±2.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #59 of 70 in VT | #337 of 484 in NY |
| School district | Green Mountain Unified School District #77 | — | OLEAN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | None 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.