Compare towns
Hadley vs Olean vs Lake Luzerne
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hadley has the most people working from home (24.2%).
Olean has the most affordable homes ($86k median).
Lake Luzerne has the most expensive homes ($223k 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 | Hadley | Olean | Lake Luzerne |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,074Lowest |
13,738Highest |
3,080 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.6% NY: +4.2% |
-8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 54.1±3Highest 36% above NY |
39±2.6Lowest about the NY average |
52.5±11.7 32% above NY |
| Hadley and Lake Luzerne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.4%±3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
23.5%±2.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
16.4%±5.1 NY: 20.5% |
| Olean and Lake Luzerne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±4.6 NY: 17.9% |
19.1%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
26.3%±7.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Lake Luzerne and Hadley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
29.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
25%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.8Lowest NY: 7% |
3.6%±1.1 NY: 7% |
6.6%±2.6Highest NY: 7% |
| Lake Luzerne and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,750±$32kHighest 14% below NY |
$51,261±$7k 40% below NY |
$46,633±$7kLowest 46% below NY |
| Hadley and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $194,200±$30k 54% below NY |
$86,100±$6kLowest 80% below NY |
$222,800±$11kHighest 47% below NY |
| Lake Luzerne and Hadley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $900±$293 44% below NY |
$794±$52Lowest 51% below NY |
$951±$48Highest 41% below NY |
| Lake Luzerne and Hadley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,375Lowest 64% below NY |
$3,130Highest 52% below NY |
$2,677 59% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.3%±17Lowest NY: 52.1% |
52%±9.1 NY: 52.1% |
56.1%±76.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Lake Luzerne and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
26.7% NY: 14% |
33.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
55.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
81.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 13 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1967 8 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 4% below NY |
14 minLowest 56% below NY |
26 min 21% below NY |
| Work from home | 24.2%±23.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.4%±2.6 NY: 14.9% |
4.4%±2.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Hadley 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 | #336 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | OLEAN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | HADLEY-LUZERNE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | OLEAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | HADLEY-LUZERNE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.2Highest |
7.4Lowest |
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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.