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Mendon vs Salisbury vs Olean
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mendon has the most people working from home (22.5%).
Salisbury has the most kids (16.6% under 18).
Olean has the most affordable homes ($159k median).
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 | Mendon | Salisbury | Olean |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113Lowest |
1,200 |
1,664Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5 37% above U.S. |
50.6±6.5Lowest 30% above U.S. |
53.8±5.5Highest 38% above U.S. |
| Olean and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.6%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
16.6%±3.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.6%±4.5 U.S.: 22% |
| Salisbury and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29%±1.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
30.4%±2.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.2%±5.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Salisbury and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
23.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.5%±1.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Mendon and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,524±$23kHighest 25% above U.S. |
$99,688±$21k 23% above U.S. |
$74,583±$20kLowest 8% below U.S. |
| Mendon and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,000±$44kHighest 7% above U.S. |
$306,900±$51k 8% below U.S. |
$158,600±$17kLowest 52% below U.S. |
| Mendon and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,230±$651 13% below U.S. |
$1,443±$984Highest about the U.S. average |
$666±$334Lowest 53% below U.S. |
| Salisbury and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,342Highest 71% above U.S. |
$4,842 55% above U.S. |
$4,027Lowest 29% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.9%±22.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
57.1%±25.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Mendon and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
16.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
88.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
77.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1967 13 yrs older than U.S. |
1962Lowest 18 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 36% below U.S. |
19 minHighest 29% below U.S. |
19 min 30% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6%±2.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
5.8%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #337 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.