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Malone vs Olean vs Brandon
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 people working from home (8.4%).
Brandon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.8%).
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 | Malone | Olean | Brandon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,673 |
13,738Highest |
511Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -14.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.6% NY: +4.2% |
+8.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42±1.8 6% above NY |
39±2.6Lowest about the NY average |
50.1±9.7Highest 26% above NY |
| Brandon and Malone 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% |
24.1%±7.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Brandon 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%±2.5 NY: 17.9% |
19.8%±3.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Brandon and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
29.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
22.2% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
3.6%±1.1Highest NY: 7% |
2.2%±2.5 NY: 7% |
| Olean and Brandon 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 |
$65,962±$24k 23% below NY |
| Malone and Brandon 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 |
$102,300±$31k 76% below NY |
| Malone and Brandon 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 |
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| Malone and Olean 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 |
$1,789Lowest 73% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32%±12.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
52%±9.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
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| Olean and Malone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.5% NY: 14% |
26.7%Highest NY: 14% |
11.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.2% NY: 54.3% |
55.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
98.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1949 10 yrs older than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1981Highest 22 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 15 min 54% below NY |
14 minLowest 56% below NY |
36 minHighest 9% above NY |
| Work from home | 5.1%±2.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
8.4%±2.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.1%±6.3 NY: 14.9% |
| Olean and Brandon 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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| 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.