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Day vs Dresden 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
Day has the most expensive homes ($224k median).
Dresden has the highest household income ($64k).
Olean has the most kids (23.5% under 18).
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 | Day | Dresden | Olean |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 843 |
551Lowest |
13,738Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.3% NY: +4.2% |
-17.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 61.4±2.4Highest 54% above NY |
59±2.8 48% above NY |
39±2.6Lowest about the NY average |
| Day and Dresden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 7.8%±3.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
13.1%±3.1 NY: 20.5% |
23.5%±2.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 37.6%±5.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
27.9%±4 NY: 17.9% |
19.1%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Day and Dresden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.5% NY: 40.2% |
22.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
29.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.8 NY: 7% |
1.8%±3Lowest NY: 7% |
3.6%±1.1Highest NY: 7% |
| Olean and Day are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $57,727±$16k 33% below NY |
$64,180±$9kHighest 25% below NY |
$51,261±$7kLowest 40% below NY |
| Dresden and Day are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $224,400±$49kHighest 47% below NY |
$191,500±$48k 55% below NY |
$86,100±$6kLowest 80% below NY |
| Day and Dresden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,066±$109Highest 34% below NY |
$794±$52Lowest 51% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,765Lowest 58% below NY |
$3,138Highest 52% below NY |
$3,130 52% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
41.4%±48.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
52%±9.1 NY: 52.1% |
| Day and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.2% NY: 14% |
7.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
26.7%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
87.2% NY: 54.3% |
55.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 13 yrs newer than NY |
1965 6 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 16% above NY |
31 min 5% below NY |
14 minLowest 56% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.4%±4.2 NY: 14.9% |
1%±2.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
8.4%±2.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Olean and Day 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.