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Constable vs Olean vs Malone

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Constable has the most kids (24.5% under 18).
Olean has the oldest population (median age 53.8).
Malone has the shortest commute (15 min average).

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.

MeasureConstableOleanMalone
People
Population
1,501Lowest
1,664
11,673Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-5.1%
NY: +4.2%
-4.2%Highest
NY: +4.2%
-14.5%Lowest
NY: +4.2%
Median age
39.7±5.2Lowest
about the NY average
53.8±5.5Highest
35% above NY
42±1.8
6% above NY
Kids under 18
24.5%±5.1Highest
NY: 20.5%
15.6%±4.5
NY: 20.5%
15.5%±2.4Lowest
NY: 20.5%
Constable and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
15.2%±2.2Lowest
NY: 17.9%
25.2%±5.1Highest
NY: 17.9%
15.6%±2.4
NY: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
14.8%Lowest
NY: 40.2%
23.3%Highest
NY: 40.2%
20.2%
NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.6%±1.4Lowest
NY: 7%
2.5%±1.5Highest
NY: 7%
2.1%±0.9
NY: 7%
Olean and Malone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$62,169±$6kLowest
28% below NY
$74,583±$20kHighest
13% below NY
$67,969±$12k
21% below NY
Olean and Malone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$119,200±$19kLowest
72% below NY
$158,600±$17kHighest
63% below NY
$134,900±$21k
68% below NY
Olean and Malone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$759±$172
53% below NY
$666±$334Lowest
59% below NY
$852±$35Highest
47% below NY
Malone and Constable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,177Lowest
67% below NY
$4,027Highest
39% below NY
$2,848
57% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
40.8%±34.6
NY: 52.1%
57.1%±25.5Highest
NY: 52.1%
32%±12.9Lowest
NY: 52.1%
Olean and Constable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
15.6%Lowest
NY: 14%
16.3%
NY: 14%
17.5%Highest
NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
88.8%Highest
NY: 54.3%
77.9%
NY: 54.3%
64.2%Lowest
NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1979Highest
20 yrs newer than NY
1962
3 yrs newer than NY
1949Lowest
10 yrs older than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minHighest
32% below NY
19 min
43% below NY
15 minLowest
54% below NY
Work from home
1.3%±1.1Lowest
NY: 14.9%
5.8%±4.7Highest
NY: 14.9%
5.1%±2.5
NY: 14.9%
Olean and Malone 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 #444 of 484 in NY
School district — — MALONE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town — — FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL
Students per teacherat that high school — —
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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.