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Hyde Park vs Hadley vs Olean

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Hyde Park has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
Hadley has the most people working from home (24.2%).
Olean has the shortest commute (19 min average).

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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.

MeasureHyde ParkHadleyOlean
People
Population
513Lowest
2,074Highest
1,664
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-3.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-4.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
42.6±10.1Lowest
10% above U.S.
54.1±3Highest
39% above U.S.
53.8±5.5
38% above U.S.
Hadley and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
22.6%±6.5Highest
U.S.: 22%
14.4%±3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
15.6%±4.5
U.S.: 22%
Hyde Park and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
16.4%±3.3Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
26.1%±4.6Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
25.2%±5.1
U.S.: 17.2%
Hadley and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
41%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
25%
U.S.: 35.7%
23.3%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.1%±2Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.1%±1.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.5%±1.5Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Olean and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$89,946±$10kHighest
11% above U.S.
$73,750±$32kLowest
9% below U.S.
$74,583±$20k
8% below U.S.
Hyde Park and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$221,800±$57kHighest
33% below U.S.
$194,200±$30k
42% below U.S.
$158,600±$17kLowest
52% below U.S.
Hyde Park and Hadley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,306±$285Highest
8% below U.S.
$900±$293
36% below U.S.
$666±$334Lowest
53% below U.S.
Hyde Park and Hadley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,893
25% above U.S.
$2,375Lowest
24% below U.S.
$4,027Highest
29% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.1%±47.5Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
44.3%±17
U.S.: 51.1%
57.1%±25.5Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Olean and Hadley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
11.5%
U.S.: 12.5%
16.3%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
79.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
83.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
77.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1964
16 yrs older than U.S.
1972Highest
8 yrs older than U.S.
1962Lowest
18 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 min
about the U.S. average
31 minHighest
19% above U.S.
19 minLowest
30% below U.S.
Work from home
7.9%±5.3
U.S.: 15.1%
24.2%±23.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
5.8%±4.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Hadley and Hyde Park 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 #59 of 70 in VT — #337 of 484 in NY
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U.S. 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.