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Olean vs Copake vs Hinsdale
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Olean has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Copake has the most expensive homes ($325k median).
Hinsdale has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
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 | Olean | Copake | Hinsdale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,664Lowest |
3,313Highest |
2,187 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.2% NY: +4.2% |
-7.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 53.8±5.5 35% above NY |
59.3±3Highest 49% above NY |
44±5.2Lowest 11% above NY |
| Copake and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±4.5 NY: 20.5% |
11.6%±3.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.6%±5Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Hinsdale and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±5.1 NY: 17.9% |
32.4%±7.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.4%±2.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Copake and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.3% NY: 40.2% |
37%Highest NY: 40.2% |
9.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.5 NY: 7% |
1.5%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
2.8%±1.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Hinsdale and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,583±$20k 13% below NY |
$113,611±$40kHighest 32% above NY |
$56,146±$10kLowest 35% below NY |
| Copake and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $158,600±$17k 63% below NY |
$325,000±$49kHighest 23% below NY |
$91,200±$8kLowest 78% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $666±$334Lowest 59% below NY |
$1,204±$546Highest 26% below NY |
$922±$375 43% below NY |
| Copake and Hinsdale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,027Highest 39% below NY |
$3,630 45% below NY |
$1,775Lowest 73% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.1%±25.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
54.5%±42.3 NY: 52.1% |
19.6%±18.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Olean and Copake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.3% NY: 14% |
13.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
18.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.9% NY: 54.3% |
88.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
74.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962Lowest 3 yrs newer than NY |
1970 11 yrs newer than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 43% below NY |
32 minHighest 3% below NY |
22 min 34% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.8%±4.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
15.1%±5.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.1%±5.5 NY: 14.9% |
| Copake and Hinsdale 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 | #302 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | TACONIC HILLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | TACONIC HILLSJUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.8 |
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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.