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Day vs Olean vs Hadley
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).
Olean has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Hadley has the most people working from home (24.2%).
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 | Olean | Hadley |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 843Lowest |
1,664 |
2,074Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.2% NY: +4.2% |
-3.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 61.4±2.4Highest 54% above NY |
53.8±5.5Lowest 35% above NY |
54.1±3 36% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 7.8%±3.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
15.6%±4.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
14.4%±3 NY: 20.5% |
| Olean and Hadley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 37.6%±5.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
25.2%±5.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
26.1%±4.6 NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.5% NY: 40.2% |
23.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
25%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.8Highest NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.5 NY: 7% |
2.1%±1.8Lowest NY: 7% |
| Day and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $57,727±$16kLowest 33% below NY |
$74,583±$20kHighest 13% below NY |
$73,750±$32k 14% below NY |
| Olean and Hadley 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 |
$158,600±$17kLowest 63% below NY |
$194,200±$30k 54% below NY |
| Day and Hadley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $666±$334Lowest 59% below NY |
$900±$293Highest 44% below NY |
| Hadley and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,765 58% below NY |
$4,027Highest 39% below NY |
$2,375Lowest 64% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
57.1%±25.5 NY: 52.1% |
44.3%±17Lowest 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% |
16.3%Highest NY: 14% |
11.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
77.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
83.7% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 13 yrs newer than NY |
1962Lowest 3 yrs newer than NY |
1972Highest 13 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 16% above NY |
19 minLowest 43% below NY |
31 min 4% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.4%±4.2 NY: 14.9% |
5.8%±4.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
24.2%±23.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Hadley 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 | — |
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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.