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Duanesburg vs Olean vs Esperance
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Duanesburg has the most expensive homes ($295k median).
Olean has the most affordable homes ($86k median).
Esperance has the oldest population (median age 48.6).
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 | Duanesburg | Olean | Esperance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,083 |
13,738Highest |
248Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
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| Median age | 42.9±4.1 8% above NY |
39±2.6Lowest about the NY average |
48.6±11.9Highest 22% above NY |
| Esperance and Duanesburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±5.7 NY: 20.5% |
23.5%±2.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
9.7%±11Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Olean and Duanesburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.6%±2.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.1%±2.5 NY: 17.9% |
23%±5.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Esperance and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
29.9% NY: 40.2% |
20.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.9%±6Highest NY: 7% |
3.6%±1.1 NY: 7% |
0.8%±6.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Duanesburg and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,378±$35kHighest 11% above NY |
$51,261±$7kLowest 40% below NY |
$73,333±$6k 15% below NY |
| Duanesburg and Esperance are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $295,100±$30kHighest 30% below NY |
$86,100±$6kLowest 80% below NY |
$191,700±$46k 55% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $794±$52 51% below NY |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,716Highest 28% below NY |
$3,130Lowest 52% below NY |
$4,276 35% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.5%±100 NY: 52.1% |
52%±9.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
100%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Esperance and Duanesburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.8% NY: 14% |
26.7%Highest NY: 14% |
9.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.1% NY: 54.3% |
55.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
88.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 13 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 8% below NY |
14 minLowest 56% below NY |
26 min 19% below NY |
| Work from home | 20%±8.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.4%±2.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
18.4%±11.6 NY: 14.9% |
| Duanesburg and Esperance 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 | #132 of 484 in NY | #337 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | DUANESBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | OLEAN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | DUANESBURG HIGH SCHOOL | OLEAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.4Lowest |
12.2Highest |
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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.