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Dickinson vs Olean 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
Dickinson has the most people working from home (14.4%).
Olean has the oldest population (median age 53.8).
Olean has the most affordable homes ($86k median).
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 | Dickinson | Olean | Olean |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,001 |
1,664Lowest |
13,738Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.6% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.7±3.3 7% above NY |
53.8±5.5Highest 35% above NY |
39±2.6Lowest about the NY average |
| Kids under 18 | 17.6%±3.9 NY: 20.5% |
15.6%±4.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
23.5%±2.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Olean and Dickinson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.1%±4 NY: 17.9% |
25.2%±5.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.1%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Olean and Dickinson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32%Highest NY: 40.2% |
23.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
29.9% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.2Highest NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.5Lowest NY: 7% |
3.6%±1.1 NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,864±$14kHighest 9% below NY |
$74,583±$20k 13% below NY |
$51,261±$7kLowest 40% below NY |
| Dickinson and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $147,400±$17k 65% below NY |
$158,600±$17kHighest 63% below NY |
$86,100±$6kLowest 80% below NY |
| Olean and Dickinson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $941±$68Highest 42% below NY |
$666±$334Lowest 59% below NY |
$794±$52 51% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,523 46% below NY |
$4,027Highest 39% below NY |
$3,130Lowest 52% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.8%±13.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
57.1%±25.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
52%±9.1 NY: 52.1% |
| Olean and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
16.3% NY: 14% |
26.7%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.6% NY: 54.3% |
77.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
55.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952 7 yrs older than NY |
1962Highest 3 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 min 48% below NY |
19 minHighest 43% below NY |
14 minLowest 56% below NY |
| Work from home | 14.4%±5.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.8%±4.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
8.4%±2.6 NY: 14.9% |
| Dickinson and Olean 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 | #337 of 484 in NY |
| School district | CHENANGO VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | OLEAN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | None in town | — | OLEAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.2 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.