Compare towns
Olean vs Charlotte
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 people working from home (8.4%).
Charlotte has the most homeowners (80.7%).
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 | Charlotte |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 13,738Highest |
1,501Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-11.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39±2.6Lowest about the NY average |
45.8±4.3Highest 15% above NY |
| Charlotte and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 23.5%±2.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
21.1%±3.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Olean and Charlotte are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 19.1%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25.8%±5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Charlotte and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
15.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.1Highest NY: 7% |
1.5%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $51,261±$7kLowest 40% below NY |
$61,082±$4kHighest 29% below NY |
| Charlotte and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $86,100±$6kLowest 80% below NY |
$107,500±$10kHighest 75% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $794±$52Highest 51% below NY |
$648±$208Lowest 60% below NY |
| Olean and Charlotte are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,130Highest 52% below NY |
$3,049Lowest 54% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52%±9.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
38.6%±25.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Olean and Charlotte 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% |
11.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
80.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1966Highest 7 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 14 minLowest 56% below NY |
30 minHighest 8% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.4%±2.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
1.9%±1.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| 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.