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Day vs Olean vs Wright
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 people working from home (7.4%).
Olean has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Wright has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.5%).
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 | Wright |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 843Lowest |
1,664 |
1,739Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.2% NY: +4.2% |
-1.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 61.4±2.4Highest 54% above NY |
53.8±5.5 35% above NY |
51.4±4.7Lowest 29% above NY |
| Day and Olean 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% |
15.6%±4.5 NY: 20.5% |
16.7%±3.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Wright and Olean 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%±5.1 NY: 17.9% |
21.4%±1.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
23.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
24.4% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.8Highest NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.5 NY: 7% |
2.1%±1.6Lowest 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±$20k 13% below NY |
$86,250±$13kHighest about the NY average |
| Wright and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $224,400±$49k 47% below NY |
$158,600±$17kLowest 63% below NY |
$242,000±$36kHighest 43% below NY |
| Wright and Day 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 |
$953±$79Highest 41% below NY |
| Wright and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,765Lowest 58% below NY |
$4,027 39% below NY |
$5,279Highest 20% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
57.1%±25.5 NY: 52.1% |
37.6%±16.4Lowest 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% |
7%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
77.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
80.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 13 yrs newer than NY |
1962Lowest 3 yrs newer than NY |
1983Highest 24 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 16% above NY |
19 minLowest 43% below NY |
33 min about the NY average |
| Work from home | 7.4%±4.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.8%±4.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
5.9%±2.8 NY: 14.9% |
| Day and Wright 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.