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Malone vs Olean vs Constable

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%).
Constable has the most homeowners (88.8%).

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.

MeasureMaloneOleanConstable
People
Population
11,673
13,738Highest
1,501Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-14.5%Lowest
NY: +4.2%
-3.6%Highest
NY: +4.2%
-5.1%
NY: +4.2%
Median age
42±1.8Highest
6% above NY
39±2.6Lowest
about the NY average
39.7±5.2
about the NY average
Malone and Constable 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%
24.5%±5.1Highest
NY: 20.5%
Constable and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
15.6%±2.4
NY: 17.9%
19.1%±2.5Highest
NY: 17.9%
15.2%±2.2Lowest
NY: 17.9%
Olean and Malone 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%
14.8%Lowest
NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.1%±0.9
NY: 7%
3.6%±1.1Highest
NY: 7%
1.6%±1.4Lowest
NY: 7%
Olean and Malone 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
$62,169±$6k
28% below NY
Malone and Constable 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
$119,200±$19k
72% below NY
Malone and Constable 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±$52
51% below NY
$759±$172Lowest
53% below NY
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
$2,177Lowest
67% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
32%±12.9Lowest
NY: 52.1%
52%±9.1Highest
NY: 52.1%
40.8%±34.6
NY: 52.1%
Olean and Constable 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%
15.6%Lowest
NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
64.2%
NY: 54.3%
55.1%Lowest
NY: 54.3%
88.8%Highest
NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1949
10 yrs older than NY
1938Lowest
21 yrs older than NY
1979Highest
20 yrs newer than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
15 min
54% below NY
14 minLowest
56% below NY
22 minHighest
32% below NY
Work from home
5.1%±2.5
NY: 14.9%
8.4%±2.6Highest
NY: 14.9%
1.3%±1.1Lowest
NY: 14.9%
Olean and Malone 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.