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Olean vs Weston Mills vs Wright
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 renters (22.1% rent).
Weston Mills has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.6%).
Wright has the most expensive homes ($242k median).
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 | Weston Mills | Wright |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,664 |
1,431Lowest |
1,739Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+3.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-1.5% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 53.8±5.5 35% above NY |
54.3±4.3Highest 36% above NY |
51.4±4.7Lowest 29% above NY |
| Weston Mills 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% |
12.7%±5.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
16.7%±3.1Highest 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% |
32.4%±4.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.4%±1.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Weston Mills 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% |
26.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
24.4% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.5Highest NY: 7% |
0.8%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
2.1%±1.6 NY: 7% |
| Olean and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,583±$20kLowest 13% below NY |
$79,712±$18k 7% below NY |
$86,250±$13kHighest about the NY average |
| Wright and Weston Mills 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 |
$155,300±$23kLowest 63% below NY |
$242,000±$36kHighest 43% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $666±$334Lowest 59% below NY |
$775±$177 52% below NY |
$953±$79Highest 41% below NY |
| Wright and Weston Mills 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 |
$3,393Lowest 48% below NY |
$5,279Highest 20% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.1%±25.5 NY: 52.1% |
63%±28.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
37.6%±16.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Weston Mills 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% |
7.9% NY: 14% |
7%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
78.7% NY: 54.3% |
80.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962Lowest 3 yrs newer than NY |
1967 8 yrs newer than NY |
1983Highest 24 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 43% below NY |
16 minLowest 50% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 5.8%±4.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
7.1%±5.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.9%±2.8 NY: 14.9% |
| Weston Mills and Wright 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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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.