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Olean vs Schroon
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 affordable homes ($159k median).
Schroon has the most people working from home (33.7%).
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 | Schroon |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,664Lowest |
1,897Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+13.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 53.8±5.5Lowest 35% above NY |
54±9.9Highest 36% above NY |
| Schroon and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±4.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
15.4%±5.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Olean and Schroon 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% |
30.6%±4.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Schroon 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%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
37.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.5Highest NY: 7% |
2.4%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Olean and Schroon 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 |
$69,955±$10kLowest 19% below NY |
| Olean and Schroon 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 |
$272,800±$21kHighest 36% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $666±$334Highest 59% below NY |
$516±$33Lowest 68% below NY |
| Olean and Schroon 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 |
$3,291Lowest 50% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.1%±25.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
45.6%±36.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Olean and Schroon 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% |
7.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
87.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962Lowest 3 yrs newer than NY |
1971Highest 12 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minHighest 43% below NY |
17 minLowest 48% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.8%±4.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
33.7%±16.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #337 of 484 in NY | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.