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Constable vs Olean vs Westville
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 highest household income ($62k).
Olean has the most people working from home (8.4%).
Westville has the oldest population (median age 43).
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 | Constable | Olean | Westville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,501Lowest |
13,738Highest |
1,881 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.6% NY: +4.2% |
-3.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39.7±5.2 about the NY average |
39±2.6Lowest about the NY average |
43±6.1Highest 8% above NY |
| Westville and Constable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.5%±5.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
23.5%±2.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
24.2%±2.9 NY: 20.5% |
| Constable and Westville 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% |
19.1%±2.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.1%±4.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
29.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
18% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
3.6%±1.1Highest NY: 7% |
2.3%±1.6 NY: 7% |
| Olean and Westville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,169±$6kHighest 28% below NY |
$51,261±$7kLowest 40% below NY |
$56,528±$10k 34% below NY |
| Constable and Westville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $119,200±$19kHighest 72% below NY |
$86,100±$6kLowest 80% below NY |
$111,500±$14k 74% below NY |
| Constable and Westville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $759±$172Lowest 53% below NY |
$794±$52 51% below NY |
$928±$74Highest 43% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,177 67% below NY |
$3,130Highest 52% below NY |
$1,609Lowest 76% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.8%±34.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
52%±9.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
52%±26.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 15.6% NY: 14% |
26.7%Highest NY: 14% |
12.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
55.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
84.3% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 20 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1982Highest 23 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 32% below NY |
14 minLowest 56% below NY |
23 minHighest 28% below NY |
| Work from home | 1.3%±1.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
8.4%±2.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
4.7%±3.6 NY: 14.9% |
| Olean and Westville 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.