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Day vs Olean vs Edinburg
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 oldest population (median age 61.4).
Olean has the shortest commute (14 min average).
Edinburg has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.8%).
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 | Edinburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 843Lowest |
13,738Highest |
1,337 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.6% NY: +4.2% |
+9.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 61.4±2.4Highest 54% above NY |
39±2.6Lowest about the NY average |
56.8±2.2 43% above NY |
| Day and Edinburg 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% |
23.5%±2.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
15.7%±3.7 NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 37.6%±5.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.1%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
34.3%±2.5 NY: 17.9% |
| Day and Edinburg 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% |
29.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
22.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.8Lowest NY: 7% |
3.6%±1.1Highest NY: 7% |
3.2%±2 NY: 7% |
| Olean and Edinburg 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 |
$51,261±$7kLowest 40% below NY |
$70,481±$10kHighest 18% below NY |
| Edinburg 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±$49k 47% below NY |
$86,100±$6kLowest 80% below NY |
$311,100±$60kHighest 27% below NY |
| Edinburg and Day are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $794±$52Lowest 51% below NY |
$1,125±$481Highest 31% below NY |
| Edinburg 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 |
$3,130Highest 52% below NY |
$1,700Lowest 74% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
52%±9.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
65.4%±37.3 NY: 52.1% |
| Day and Edinburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
26.7%Highest NY: 14% |
17.8% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
55.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
87% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 13 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1974Highest 15 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 min 16% above NY |
14 minLowest 56% below NY |
40 minHighest 22% above NY |
| Work from home | 7.4%±4.2 NY: 14.9% |
8.4%±2.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
3.5%±3Lowest 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 | EDINBURG COMMON SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | OLEAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| 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.