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Lockport vs Olean vs Rome
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
Bordering LockportSouth Lockport
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lockport has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.4%).
Olean has the most affordable homes ($86k median).
Rome has the most people working from home (12.8%).
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 | Lockport | Olean | Rome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,610 |
13,738Lowest |
31,795Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.6% NY: +4.2% |
-4.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 36.8±2Lowest 8% below NY |
39±2.6 about the NY average |
40.7±1.9Highest about the NY average |
| Rome and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.5%±2.4 NY: 20.5% |
23.5%±2.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.5%±2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Olean and Lockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.3%±1.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.1%±2.5 NY: 17.9% |
19.8%±1.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Rome and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.6% NY: 40.2% |
29.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
20.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.5Highest NY: 7% |
3.6%±1.1 NY: 7% |
3.3%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Lockport and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,410±$7kHighest 27% below NY |
$51,261±$7kLowest 40% below NY |
$59,925±$3k 30% below NY |
| Lockport and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $139,900±$11k 67% below NY |
$86,100±$6kLowest 80% below NY |
$154,400±$6kHighest 64% below NY |
| Rome and Lockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $945±$43Highest 42% below NY |
$794±$52Lowest 51% below NY |
$909±$59 44% below NY |
| Lockport and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,022 39% below NY |
$3,130Lowest 52% below NY |
$4,212Highest 36% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±7.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
52%±9.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
45.6%±6.7 NY: 52.1% |
| Olean and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
26.7%Highest NY: 14% |
18.1% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
55.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
56.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1941 18 yrs older than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1955Highest 4 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 28% below NY |
14 minLowest 56% below NY |
18 min 45% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±2.3 NY: 14.9% |
8.4%±2.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.8%±2.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Rome and Lockport 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 | #289 of 484 in NY | #337 of 484 in NY | #323 of 484 in NY |
| School district | LOCKPORT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | OLEAN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | ROME CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | LOCKPORT HIGH SCHOOL | OLEAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | ROME FREE ACADEMY |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.7Lowest |
12.2 |
13.2Highest |
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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.