Compare towns
Olean vs Day vs Gerry vs Hadley
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).
Day has the most expensive homes ($224k median).
Gerry has the most kids (20.9% under 18).
Hadley has the most people working from home (24.2%).
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 | Day | Gerry | Hadley |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,664 |
843Lowest |
1,668 |
2,074Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.2% NY: +4.2% |
-4.3% NY: +4.2% |
-6.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 53.8±5.5 35% above NY |
61.4±2.4Highest 54% above NY |
52.4±5.7Lowest 32% above NY |
54.1±3 36% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±4.5 NY: 20.5% |
7.8%±3.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.9%±3.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
14.4%±3 NY: 20.5% |
| Gerry and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±5.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
37.6%±5.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
29.9%±3.1 NY: 17.9% |
26.1%±4.6 NY: 17.9% |
| Day and Gerry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
24.5% NY: 40.2% |
23.4% NY: 40.2% |
25%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.5 NY: 7% |
3%±1.8 NY: 7% |
3.4%±2.3Highest NY: 7% |
2.1%±1.8Lowest NY: 7% |
| Gerry and Day are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $74,583±$20kHighest 13% below NY |
$57,727±$16kLowest 33% below NY |
$68,667±$12k 20% below NY |
$73,750±$32k 14% below NY |
| Olean and Hadley 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 |
$224,400±$49kHighest 47% below NY |
$119,200±$10kLowest 72% below NY |
$194,200±$30k 54% below NY |
| Day and Hadley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $666±$334Lowest 59% below NY |
— | $1,138±$260Highest 30% below NY |
$900±$293 44% below NY |
| Gerry and Hadley 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 |
$2,765 58% below NY |
$2,606 60% below NY |
$2,375Lowest 64% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.1%±25.5 NY: 52.1% |
100%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
61.2%±16.1 NY: 52.1% |
44.3%±17Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Day and Gerry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 16.3%Highest NY: 14% |
12.2% NY: 14% |
9%Lowest NY: 14% |
11.5% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.9% NY: 54.3% |
90.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
75.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
83.7% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962Lowest 3 yrs newer than NY |
1972Highest 13 yrs newer than NY |
1967 8 yrs newer than NY |
1972Highest 13 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 43% below NY |
38 minHighest 16% above NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
31 min 4% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.8%±4.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
7.4%±4.2 NY: 14.9% |
6.2%±4.2 NY: 14.9% |
24.2%±23.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Hadley and Day 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 | — | — | — |
| School district | — | — | CASSADAGA VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | — | CASSADAGA VALLEY MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.7 |
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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.