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Middlebury vs Olean vs Warren
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middlebury has the youngest population (median age 31.8).
Olean has the most kids (23.5% under 18).
Warren has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16%).
Middlebury is a college town. 32.6% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Middlebury | Olean | Warren |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,175 |
13,738Highest |
1,585Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+16%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 31.8±3.7Lowest 18% below U.S. |
39±2.6 about the U.S. average |
53.1±4.2Highest 37% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 11.6%±1.9 U.S.: 22% |
23.5%±2.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±2.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.1%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
30.1%±4.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
29.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
60%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 32.6%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.6%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,169±$16k 7% above U.S. |
$51,261±$7kLowest 37% below U.S. |
$86,905±$16kHighest 8% above U.S. |
| Warren and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $409,700±$30k 23% above U.S. |
$86,100±$6kLowest 74% below U.S. |
$569,300±$123kHighest 71% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,156±$113 18% below U.S. |
$794±$52Lowest 44% below U.S. |
$1,750±$394Highest 24% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,868 120% above U.S. |
$3,130Lowest about the U.S. average |
$7,284Highest 134% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.9%±14.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
52%±9.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
32.3%±26.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Olean and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
26.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
15.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
55.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 min 41% below U.S. |
14 minLowest 45% below U.S. |
19 minHighest 30% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 18.8%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
8.4%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
36.2%±5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #17 of 70 in VT | #337 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | OLEAN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 |
| High school in town | Middlebury Union High School | OLEAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6Highest |
12.2Lowest |
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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.