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Olean vs Wright vs Allegany
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).
Wright has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.5%).
Allegany has the most people working from home (9.7%).
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 | Wright | Allegany |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,664Lowest |
1,739 |
7,410Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.2% NY: +4.2% |
-1.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-6.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 53.8±5.5Highest 35% above NY |
51.4±4.7 29% above NY |
37.4±4.1Lowest 6% below NY |
| Olean and Wright 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% |
16.7%±3.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
15.1%±2.5Lowest 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%±5.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.4%±1.9 NY: 17.9% |
20.5%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Olean and Wright 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% |
24.4% NY: 40.2% |
34.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.5 NY: 7% |
2.1%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
23.4%±1.7Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,583±$20k 13% below NY |
$86,250±$13kHighest about the NY average |
$72,500±$15kLowest 16% below NY |
| Wright and Olean 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 |
$242,000±$36kHighest 43% below NY |
$169,400±$13k 60% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $666±$334Lowest 59% below NY |
$953±$79Highest 41% below NY |
$728±$56 55% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,027 39% below NY |
$5,279Highest 20% below NY |
$3,986Lowest 39% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.1%±25.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
37.6%±16.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
48.6%±7.6 NY: 52.1% |
| Olean and Allegany 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%Lowest NY: 14% |
15% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
80.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
80.3% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962Lowest 3 yrs newer than NY |
1983Highest 24 yrs newer than NY |
1971 12 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 43% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
20 min 40% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.8%±4.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
5.9%±2.8 NY: 14.9% |
9.7%±3.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Allegany 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 | — | #161 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | ALLEGANY-LIMESTONE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | ALLEGANY-LIMESTONE MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.6 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.