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Olean vs Olean vs Leon
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 most expensive homes ($159k median).
Olean has the most renters (44.9% rent).
Leon has the most people working from home (15.2%).
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 | Leon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,664 |
13,738Highest |
1,459Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.2% NY: +4.2% |
-3.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-8.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 53.8±5.5Highest 35% above NY |
39±2.6 about the NY average |
26.4±5.3Lowest 34% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±4.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
23.5%±2.9 NY: 20.5% |
42.2%±15Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±5.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.1%±2.5 NY: 17.9% |
10.5%±4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Olean 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% |
11.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.5 NY: 7% |
3.6%±1.1Highest NY: 7% |
1.1%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Olean 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±$20kHighest 13% below NY |
$51,261±$7kLowest 40% below NY |
$56,048±$11k 35% below NY |
| Olean and Leon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $158,600±$17kHighest 63% below NY |
$86,100±$6kLowest 80% below NY |
$103,000±$23k 76% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $666±$334Lowest 59% below NY |
$794±$52 51% below NY |
$960±$282Highest 41% below NY |
| Leon and Olean 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 |
$3,130Lowest 52% below NY |
$3,259 50% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.1%±25.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
52%±9.1 NY: 52.1% |
0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Olean and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
26.7%Highest NY: 14% |
21.8% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.9% NY: 54.3% |
55.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
86.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962 3 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1980Highest 21 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 43% below NY |
14 minLowest 56% below NY |
35 minHighest 7% above NY |
| Work from home | 5.8%±4.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
8.4%±2.6 NY: 14.9% |
15.2%±10.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Leon 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 | — |
| High school in town | — | OLEAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.2 |
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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.