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Olean vs Vershire vs Stuyvesant
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Olean has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Vershire has the most people working from home (12.3%).
Stuyvesant has the most expensive homes ($224k median).
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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 | Vershire | Stuyvesant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,664 |
842Lowest |
2,009Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-7.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.8±5.5Highest 38% above U.S. |
45.7±9.3Lowest 17% above U.S. |
51.7±6.1 33% above U.S. |
| Olean and Stuyvesant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.1%±4.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
17%±4.5 U.S.: 22% |
| Vershire and Stuyvesant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±5.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
22.2%±5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.7%±10.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Stuyvesant 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
31.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
20.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.2%±2.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Vershire and Stuyvesant 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 8% below U.S. |
$71,618±$12k 11% below U.S. |
$66,000±$15kLowest 18% below U.S. |
| Olean and Vershire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $158,600±$17kLowest 52% below U.S. |
$209,100±$55k 37% below U.S. |
$224,400±$58kHighest 33% below U.S. |
| Stuyvesant and Vershire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $666±$334Lowest 53% below U.S. |
$1,117±$80Highest 21% below U.S. |
$1,098±$119 22% below U.S. |
| Vershire and Stuyvesant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,027 29% above U.S. |
$4,640Highest 49% above U.S. |
$3,720Lowest 19% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.1%±25.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
77.8%±24.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
58.7%±22.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Vershire and Stuyvesant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
19.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
12.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
81.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
76.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962 18 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1961Lowest 19 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 30% below U.S. |
32 minHighest 23% above U.S. |
25 min 4% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 5.8%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±4.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.9%±3.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Vershire and Stuyvesant 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 | — | — |
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U.S. 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.