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Mount Tabor vs Olean vs Weston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mount Tabor has the most homeowners (92.3%).
Olean has the most affordable homes ($86k median).
Weston has the most people working from home (31.2%).
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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 | Weston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304Lowest |
13,738Highest |
685 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 57.8±10.6 49% above U.S. |
39±2.6Lowest about the U.S. average |
60.5±7Highest 56% above U.S. |
| Weston 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% |
15.2%±4.2 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 42.4%±18.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.1%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
44.2%±2.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Weston and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
29.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
66.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.6%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.2%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Olean and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $51,261±$7kLowest 37% below U.S. |
$115,000±$20kHighest 42% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,500±$76k 26% above U.S. |
$86,100±$6kLowest 74% below U.S. |
$537,700±$77kHighest 62% above U.S. |
| Weston 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. |
$1,375±$729 about the U.S. average |
| Mount Tabor and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233 68% above U.S. |
$3,130Lowest about the U.S. average |
$7,076Highest 127% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
52%±9.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
33.3%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Olean and Weston 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% |
4.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
55.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
91.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1969Highest 11 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
14 minLowest 45% below U.S. |
24 min 9% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
8.4%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
31.2%±7.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #337 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | OLEAN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | OLEAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.2 |
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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.