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Charlotte vs Olean vs Woodhull
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Charlotte has the oldest population (median age 45.8).
Olean has the most people working from home (8.4%).
Woodhull has grown the fastest since 2010 (-3.1%).
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 | Charlotte | Olean | Woodhull |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,501Lowest |
13,738Highest |
1,554 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.6% NY: +4.2% |
-3.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.8±4.3Highest 15% above NY |
39±2.6Lowest about the NY average |
43.4±4.4 9% above NY |
| Charlotte and Woodhull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±3.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
23.5%±2.9 NY: 20.5% |
23.7%±5.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Woodhull and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.8%±5Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.1%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.3%±2.4 NY: 17.9% |
| Charlotte and Woodhull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.2% NY: 40.2% |
29.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
12.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
3.6%±1.1Highest NY: 7% |
2.1%±1.4 NY: 7% |
| Olean and Woodhull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $61,082±$4kHighest 29% below NY |
$51,261±$7kLowest 40% below NY |
$60,106±$3k 30% below NY |
| Charlotte and Woodhull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $107,500±$10k 75% below NY |
$86,100±$6kLowest 80% below NY |
$119,700±$20kHighest 72% below NY |
| Woodhull and Charlotte are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $648±$208Lowest 60% below NY |
$794±$52 51% below NY |
$813±$111Highest 50% below NY |
| Woodhull and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,049 54% below NY |
$3,130Highest 52% below NY |
$2,464Lowest 63% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.6%±25.6 NY: 52.1% |
52%±9.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
29.3%±16.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Olean and Charlotte are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.7% NY: 14% |
26.7%Highest NY: 14% |
10.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.7% NY: 54.3% |
55.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
83.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966 7 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1982Highest 23 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 8% below NY |
14 minLowest 56% below NY |
26 min 19% below NY |
| Work from home | 1.9%±1.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
8.4%±2.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
4.2%±2.8 NY: 14.9% |
| Olean and Woodhull 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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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.