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Mount Tabor vs Olean vs Oswego vs Maidstone
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Olean has the most affordable homes ($86k median).
Oswego has the most renters (49.8% rent).
Maidstone has the most people working from home (24.5%).
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 | Mount Tabor | Olean | Oswego | Maidstone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 304 |
13,738 |
17,033Highest |
241Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-6.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 57.8±10.6 49% above U.S. |
39±2.6 about the U.S. average |
35.7±1.6Lowest 8% below U.S. |
61.3±8.2Highest 58% above U.S. |
| Maidstone and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±6.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.5%±2.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
21.9%±2.6 U.S.: 22% |
12.4%±11.8 U.S.: 22% |
| Olean and Oswego are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 42.4%±18.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.1%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.3%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
39.4%±3.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mount Tabor and Maidstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
29.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
26.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.6%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
10.1%±2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.3%±3.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | — | $51,261±$7kLowest 37% below U.S. |
$53,172±$4k 34% below U.S. |
$85,833±$32kHighest 6% above U.S. |
| Maidstone and Oswego are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,500±$76k 26% above U.S. |
$86,100±$6kLowest 74% below U.S. |
$120,600±$7k 64% below U.S. |
$438,200±$81kHighest 32% above U.S. |
| Maidstone and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$367Highest 52% above U.S. |
$794±$52Lowest 44% below U.S. |
$1,109±$72 22% below U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233Highest 68% above U.S. |
$3,130Lowest about the U.S. average |
$3,362 8% above U.S. |
$3,914 25% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
52%±9.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
60.4%±7.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Oswego and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 11% U.S.: 12.5% |
26.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
20.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
55.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
50.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
97.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1971Highest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
14 minLowest 45% below U.S. |
19 min 30% below U.S. |
29 min 11% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
8.4%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.6%±2.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
24.5%±15.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Maidstone and Mount Tabor 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 | #285 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | OLEAN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | OSWEGO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | OLEAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | OSWEGO HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.2Lowest |
12.5Highest |
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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.