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Malone vs Olean vs Bangor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Malone has the most expensive homes ($135k median).
Olean has the most affordable homes ($86k median).
Bangor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.3%).
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 | Malone | Olean | Bangor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,673 |
13,738Highest |
2,019Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -14.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.6% NY: +4.2% |
+0.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42±1.8Highest 6% above NY |
39±2.6 about the NY average |
36.4±6.7Lowest 9% below NY |
| Malone and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±2.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
23.5%±2.9 NY: 20.5% |
27%±4.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Bangor and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.6%±2.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.1%±2.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
16.8%±2.6 NY: 17.9% |
| Olean and Bangor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.2% NY: 40.2% |
29.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
15.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
3.6%±1.1Highest NY: 7% |
3.2%±2.2 NY: 7% |
| Olean and Bangor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,969±$12kHighest 21% below NY |
$51,261±$7kLowest 40% below NY |
$65,000±$8k 24% below NY |
| Malone and Bangor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $134,900±$21kHighest 68% below NY |
$86,100±$6kLowest 80% below NY |
$106,400±$19k 75% below NY |
| Malone and Bangor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $852±$35Highest 47% below NY |
$794±$52Lowest 51% below NY |
$839±$382 48% below NY |
| Malone and Bangor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,848 57% below NY |
$3,130Highest 52% below NY |
$2,208Lowest 66% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32%±12.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
52%±9.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
45.3%±39.1 NY: 52.1% |
| Olean and Bangor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
26.7%Highest NY: 14% |
19% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.2% NY: 54.3% |
55.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
89.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1949 10 yrs older than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 15 min 54% below NY |
14 minLowest 56% below NY |
21 minHighest 37% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.1%±2.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
8.4%±2.6 NY: 14.9% |
13.1%±11.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Bangor 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 | #444 of 484 in NY | #337 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | MALONE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | OLEAN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL | OLEAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.1Lowest |
12.2Highest |
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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.