Compare towns
Kortright vs Olean vs Bloomville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Kortright has the most people working from home (13%).
Olean has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Bloomville has the youngest population (median age 30.9).
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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.
| Measure | Kortright | Olean | Bloomville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,627 |
1,664Highest |
289Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
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| Median age | 53.4±5.2 34% above NY |
53.8±5.5Highest 35% above NY |
30.9±4.7Lowest 22% below NY |
| Olean and Kortright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.4%±1.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
15.6%±4.5 NY: 20.5% |
18%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Bloomville and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.4%±3.5 NY: 17.9% |
25.2%±5.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
3.1%±14.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Olean and Kortright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29% NY: 40.2% |
23.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
35.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±5 NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.5Lowest NY: 7% |
14.2%±22.6Highest NY: 7% |
| Bloomville and Kortright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,729±$22k 6% below NY |
$74,583±$20kLowest 13% below NY |
$87,917±$11kHighest about the NY average |
| Bloomville and Kortright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $217,000±$17kHighest 49% below NY |
$158,600±$17kLowest 63% below NY |
$187,500±$155k 56% below NY |
| Kortright and Bloomville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $831±$67Highest 49% below NY |
$666±$334Lowest 59% below NY |
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| Kortright and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,945 55% below NY |
$4,027Highest 39% below NY |
$1,462Lowest 78% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 15.6%±74.2 NY: 52.1% |
57.1%±25.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Olean and Kortright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2% NY: 14% |
16.3%Highest NY: 14% |
0%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
77.9% NY: 54.3% |
66.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 22 yrs newer than NY |
1962Lowest 3 yrs newer than NY |
2001Highest 42 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 26% below NY |
19 minLowest 43% below NY |
22 min 32% below NY |
| Work from home | 13%±4.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.8%±4.7 NY: 14.9% |
5.6%±4.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Kortright 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 | — |
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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.