Compare towns
Olean vs Olean vs Catharine 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 highest household income ($75k).
Olean has the most affordable homes ($86k median).
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 | Olean | Catharine | Hadley |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,664 |
13,738Highest |
1,370Lowest |
2,074 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.2% NY: +4.2% |
-3.6% NY: +4.2% |
-6.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 53.8±5.5 35% above NY |
39±2.6Lowest about the NY average |
47.4±6.5 19% above NY |
54.1±3Highest 36% above NY |
| Hadley 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% |
23.5%±2.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
18.1%±3.8 NY: 20.5% |
14.4%±3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Olean and Catharine 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% |
19.1%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.7%±2.3 NY: 17.9% |
26.1%±4.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Hadley 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% |
29.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
18.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
25% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.5 NY: 7% |
3.6%±1.1Highest NY: 7% |
3.3%±1.7 NY: 7% |
2.1%±1.8Lowest NY: 7% |
| Olean and Catharine 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 |
$51,261±$7kLowest 40% below NY |
$58,500±$15k 32% 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 |
$86,100±$6kLowest 80% below NY |
$144,900±$11k 66% below NY |
$194,200±$30kHighest 54% below NY |
| Hadley and Olean 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 |
$794±$52 51% below NY |
$854±$117 47% below NY |
$900±$293Highest 44% below NY |
| Hadley and Catharine 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 |
$3,130 52% below NY |
$2,675 59% below NY |
$2,375Lowest 64% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.1%±25.5 NY: 52.1% |
52%±9.1 NY: 52.1% |
60.5%±19.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
44.3%±17Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Catharine and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 16.3% NY: 14% |
26.7%Highest NY: 14% |
20.7% NY: 14% |
11.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.9% NY: 54.3% |
55.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
75.1% NY: 54.3% |
83.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962 3 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1953 6 yrs older than NY |
1972Highest 13 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 43% below NY |
14 minLowest 56% below NY |
25 min 23% below NY |
31 minHighest 4% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.8%±4.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
8.4%±2.6 NY: 14.9% |
7.7%±4.7 NY: 14.9% |
24.2%±23.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Hadley and Olean 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 | #337 of 484 in NY | — | — |
| School district | — | OLEAN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | ODESSA-MONTOUR CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | OLEAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | ODESSA-MONTOUR JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.2Highest |
9.0Lowest |
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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.