Compare towns
North Collins vs Olean vs Champlain
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
North Collins has the most people working from home (9.7%).
Olean has the most affordable homes ($86k median).
Champlain has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.3%).
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 | North Collins | Olean | Champlain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,081Lowest |
13,738Highest |
1,270 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.2% NY: +4.2% |
-3.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+6.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.6±2.8Highest about the NY average |
39±2.6Lowest about the NY average |
39.6±14 about the NY average |
| North Collins and Champlain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.1%±3.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
23.5%±2.9 NY: 20.5% |
19.1%±7.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| North Collins and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13%±3.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.1%±2.5 NY: 17.9% |
24.1%±3.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Champlain and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
29.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
27.4% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±2.2 NY: 7% |
3.6%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
6.2%±6.6Highest NY: 7% |
| Champlain and North Collins are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $66,607±$24kHighest 23% below NY |
$51,261±$7kLowest 40% below NY |
$65,000±$26k 24% below NY |
| North Collins and Champlain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $123,100±$15kHighest 71% below NY |
$86,100±$6kLowest 80% below NY |
$122,700±$36k 71% below NY |
| North Collins and Champlain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $853±$280 47% below NY |
$794±$52Lowest 51% below NY |
$1,071±$126Highest 34% below NY |
| Champlain and North Collins are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,020Highest 39% below NY |
$3,130 52% below NY |
$2,626Lowest 60% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.4%±15.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
52%±9.1 NY: 52.1% |
58.6%±23.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Champlain and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.8% NY: 14% |
26.7%Highest NY: 14% |
12.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 54.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
55.1% NY: 54.3% |
59%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946 13 yrs older than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1948Highest 11 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 27% below NY |
14 minLowest 56% below NY |
20 min 39% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.7%±6.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.4%±2.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
8.7%±9 NY: 14.9% |
| North Collins and Champlain 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 | #411 of 484 in NY | #337 of 484 in NY | #54 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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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
NY 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.