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Morgan vs Olean vs Panton

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Morgan has the highest household income ($91k).
Olean has the most affordable homes ($159k median).
Panton has the most expensive homes ($438k 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.

MeasureMorganOleanPanton
People
Population
827
1,664Highest
690Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-14.8%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
-4.2%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-4.6%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
40.9±6.4Lowest
5% above U.S.
53.8±5.5Highest
38% above U.S.
42.7±3.8
10% above U.S.
Kids under 18
21.5%±4.7
U.S.: 22%
15.6%±4.5Lowest
U.S.: 22%
24.9%±5.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
Panton and Morgan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
27.7%±6.6Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
25.2%±5.1
U.S.: 17.2%
16.7%±2.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Morgan and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
34%
U.S.: 35.7%
23.3%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
35.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.3%±1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.5%±1.5Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.3%±1.3
U.S.: 6.4%
Olean and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$91,250±$25kHighest
13% above U.S.
$74,583±$20kLowest
8% below U.S.
$86,667±$10k
7% above U.S.
Morgan and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$311,300±$66k
6% below U.S.
$158,600±$17kLowest
52% below U.S.
$438,000±$40kHighest
32% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,112±$64
21% below U.S.
$666±$334Lowest
53% below U.S.
$1,410±$130Highest
about the U.S. average
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,426Lowest
10% above U.S.
$4,027
29% above U.S.
$6,695Highest
115% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±40.8Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
57.1%±25.5
U.S.: 51.1%
61%±39Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Panton and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
10%
U.S.: 12.5%
16.3%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
84.8%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
77.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
83.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1973
7 yrs older than U.S.
1962Lowest
18 yrs older than U.S.
1974Highest
6 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 minHighest
about the U.S. average
19 minLowest
30% below U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
Work from home
22.4%±6.5
U.S.: 15.1%
5.8%±4.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
26.7%±8.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Panton and Morgan 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 — #337 of 484 in NY —
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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.