Compare towns
Olean vs Hadley vs Wright vs Hancock
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).
Hadley has the most people working from home (24.2%).
Wright has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.5%).
Hancock has the most renters (23.6% rent).
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 | Hadley | Wright | Hancock |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,664Lowest |
2,074 |
1,739 |
2,769Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.2% NY: +4.2% |
-3.5% NY: +4.2% |
-1.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-14.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 53.8±5.5 35% above NY |
54.1±3 36% above NY |
51.4±4.7Lowest 29% above NY |
54.3±5.7Highest 36% above NY |
| Hancock and Hadley 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% |
14.4%±3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
16.7%±3.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
14.4%±3.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Wright 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% |
26.1%±4.6 NY: 17.9% |
21.4%±1.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
29.9%±5.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Hancock and Hadley 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% |
25%Highest NY: 40.2% |
24.4% NY: 40.2% |
22.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.5 NY: 7% |
2.1%±1.8Lowest NY: 7% |
2.1%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
3%±1.6Highest NY: 7% |
| Hancock 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 |
$73,750±$32k 14% below NY |
$86,250±$13kHighest about the NY average |
$62,243±$11kLowest 28% below NY |
| Wright 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±$17kLowest 63% below NY |
$194,200±$30k 54% below NY |
$242,000±$36kHighest 43% below NY |
$161,100±$8k 62% below NY |
| Wright 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 |
$900±$293 44% below NY |
$953±$79 41% below NY |
$1,052±$172Highest 35% below NY |
| Hancock and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,027 39% below NY |
$2,375Lowest 64% below NY |
$5,279Highest 20% below NY |
$2,584 61% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.1%±25.5 NY: 52.1% |
44.3%±17 NY: 52.1% |
37.6%±16.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
59%±13.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Hancock and Olean 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% |
11.5% NY: 14% |
7%Lowest NY: 14% |
13% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.9% NY: 54.3% |
83.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
80.6% NY: 54.3% |
76.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962 3 yrs newer than NY |
1972 13 yrs newer than NY |
1983Highest 24 yrs newer than NY |
1960Lowest 1 yr newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 43% below NY |
31 min 4% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
30 min 8% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.8%±4.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
24.2%±23.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.9%±2.8 NY: 14.9% |
7%±4.3 NY: 14.9% |
| Hadley and Hancock 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 | — | — | #471 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | — | HANCOCK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | — | HANCOCK JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | — | 8.9 |
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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.