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Crown Point vs Olean vs Schroon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Crown Point has the highest household income ($83k).
Olean has the most renters (22.1% rent).
Schroon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.7%).
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 | Crown Point | Olean | Schroon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,984Highest |
1,664Lowest |
1,897 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.9% NY: +4.2% |
-4.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+13.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 49.9±5.7Lowest 25% above NY |
53.8±5.5 35% above NY |
54±9.9Highest 36% above NY |
| Schroon and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.7%±3.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
15.6%±4.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
15.4%±5.1 NY: 20.5% |
| Olean and Schroon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.2%±4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25.2%±5.1 NY: 17.9% |
30.6%±4.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Schroon and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
23.3% NY: 40.2% |
37.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.5Highest NY: 7% |
2.4%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Olean and Crown Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $82,813±$25kHighest 4% below NY |
$74,583±$20k 13% below NY |
$69,955±$10kLowest 19% below NY |
| Crown Point and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $157,900±$21kLowest 63% below NY |
$158,600±$17k 63% below NY |
$272,800±$21kHighest 36% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,625±$960Highest about the NY average |
$666±$334 59% below NY |
$516±$33Lowest 68% below NY |
| Crown Point and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,393Lowest 64% below NY |
$4,027Highest 39% below NY |
$3,291 50% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.8%±92.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
57.1%±25.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
45.6%±36.9 NY: 52.1% |
| Olean and Schroon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
16.3%Highest NY: 14% |
7.7% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
77.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
87.1% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 16 yrs newer than NY |
1962Lowest 3 yrs newer than NY |
1971 12 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 20% below NY |
19 min 43% below NY |
17 minLowest 48% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.2%±3.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
5.8%±4.7 NY: 14.9% |
33.7%±16.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #337 of 484 in NY | — |
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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.