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Olean vs Broome
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 kids (23.5% under 18).
Broome has the most expensive homes ($179k 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 | Broome |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 13,738Highest |
773Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-11.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39±2.6Lowest about the NY average |
55.2±3.7Highest 39% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 23.5%±2.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
7.9%±3.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 19.1%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
27%±2.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
17.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
7.1%±6.3Highest NY: 7% |
| Broome and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $51,261±$7kLowest 40% below NY |
$78,490±$12kHighest 9% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $86,100±$6kLowest 80% below NY |
$179,200±$63kHighest 58% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $794±$52Lowest 51% below NY |
$1,231±$254Highest 24% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,130Lowest 52% below NY |
$4,096Highest 38% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52%±9.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Olean and Broome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 26.7%Highest NY: 14% |
6.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
92.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1971Highest 12 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 14 minLowest 56% below NY |
36 minHighest 11% above NY |
| Work from home | 8.4%±2.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
14.6%±7.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Broome 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 | — |
| 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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| 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.