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Hyde Park vs Olean vs Belvidere vs Morristown

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 highest household income ($90k).
Olean has the most affordable homes ($86k median).
Belvidere has the most homeowners (86.1%).
Morristown has the most expensive homes ($299k median).

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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 ParkOleanBelvidereMorristown
People
Population
513
13,738Highest
422Lowest
5,722
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-3.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
—
+4%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
42.6±10.1
10% above U.S.
39±2.6Lowest
about the U.S. average
40.7±6.5
5% above U.S.
47.8±4.6Highest
23% above U.S.
Morristown and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
22.6%±6.5
U.S.: 22%
23.5%±2.9Highest
U.S.: 22%
22%±4
U.S.: 22%
11.5%±3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Olean and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
16.4%±3.3
U.S.: 17.2%
19.1%±2.5
U.S.: 17.2%
8.8%±4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
25.5%±5.2Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Morristown 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%
29.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
35.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
40.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.1%±2
U.S.: 6.4%
3.6%±1.1
U.S.: 6.4%
1.4%±1.3Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.6%±2.7Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Morristown and Olean 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.
$51,261±$7kLowest
37% below U.S.
$81,563±$18k
about the U.S. average
$66,273±$5k
18% below U.S.
Hyde Park and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$221,800±$57k
33% below U.S.
$86,100±$6kLowest
74% below U.S.
$239,200±$51k
28% below U.S.
$298,600±$48kHighest
10% below U.S.
Morristown and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,306±$285
8% below U.S.
$794±$52Lowest
44% below U.S.
$1,542±$1kHighest
9% above U.S.
$1,214±$123
14% below U.S.
Belvidere and Hyde Park 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.
$3,130Lowest
about the U.S. average
$3,908
25% above U.S.
$4,838Highest
55% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.1%±47.5
U.S.: 51.1%
52%±9.1
U.S.: 51.1%
66.7%±53.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
40%±12.7Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Belvidere and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.2%
U.S.: 12.5%
26.7%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
5.5%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
9.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
79.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
55.1%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
86.1%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
65%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1964
16 yrs older than U.S.
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1989Highest
9 yrs newer than U.S.
1979
1 yr older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 min
about the U.S. average
14 minLowest
45% below U.S.
38 minHighest
42% above U.S.
21 min
20% below U.S.
Work from home
7.9%±5.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
8.4%±2.6
U.S.: 15.1%
9.4%±7.6
U.S.: 15.1%
11%±4.2Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Morristown and Belvidere 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 — #35 of 70 in VT
School district — OLEAN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT — Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90
High school in town — OLEAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL — Peoples Academy
Students per teacherat that high school —
12.2Lowest
—
12.4Highest
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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.