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Copake vs Mohawk vs Olean
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Copake has the most expensive homes ($325k median).
Olean has grown the fastest since 2010 (-3.6%).
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 | Copake | Mohawk | Olean |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,313 |
2,520Lowest |
13,738Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.4% NY: +4.2% |
-11.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 59.3±3Highest 49% above NY |
48.5±4.8 22% above NY |
39±2.6Lowest about the NY average |
| Kids under 18 | 11.6%±3.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19.6%±5.2 NY: 20.5% |
23.5%±2.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Olean and Mohawk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 32.4%±7.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
22%±6.1 NY: 17.9% |
19.1%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Copake and Mohawk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37%Highest NY: 40.2% |
23.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
29.9% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
1.9%±1.5 NY: 7% |
3.6%±1.1Highest NY: 7% |
| Olean and Mohawk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $113,611±$40kHighest 32% above NY |
$72,813±$19k 15% below NY |
$51,261±$7kLowest 40% below NY |
| Copake and Mohawk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $325,000±$49kHighest 23% below NY |
$124,600±$28k 71% below NY |
$86,100±$6kLowest 80% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,204±$546Highest 26% below NY |
$705±$34Lowest 57% below NY |
$794±$52 51% below NY |
| Copake and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,630Highest 45% below NY |
$3,380 49% below NY |
$3,130Lowest 52% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.5%±42.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
14.3%±11.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
52%±9.1 NY: 52.1% |
| Copake and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
15.1% NY: 14% |
26.7%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
71.7% NY: 54.3% |
55.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Highest 11 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 3% below NY |
23 min 30% below NY |
14 minLowest 56% below NY |
| Work from home | 15.1%±5.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
8.4%±2.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Copake and Mohawk 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 | #302 of 484 in NY | — | #337 of 484 in NY |
| School district | TACONIC HILLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | OLEAN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | TACONIC HILLSJUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — | OLEAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.8Lowest |
— | 12.2Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.