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Olean vs Conewango vs Constable

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 (44.9% rent).
Conewango has the most kids (41.6% under 18).
Constable has the highest household income ($62k).

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.

MeasureOleanConewangoConstable
People
Population
13,738Highest
2,073
1,501Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-3.6%Highest
NY: +4.2%
-3.9%
NY: +4.2%
-5.1%Lowest
NY: +4.2%
Median age
39±2.6
about the NY average
24.4±4Lowest
39% below NY
39.7±5.2Highest
about the NY average
Constable and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
23.5%±2.9Lowest
NY: 20.5%
41.6%±10.6Highest
NY: 20.5%
24.5%±5.1
NY: 20.5%
Age 65+
19.1%±2.5Highest
NY: 17.9%
11.3%±1.8Lowest
NY: 17.9%
15.2%±2.2
NY: 17.9%
Olean and Constable 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%
13.9%Lowest
NY: 40.2%
14.8%
NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.6%±1.1Highest
NY: 7%
1.8%±1.2
NY: 7%
1.6%±1.4Lowest
NY: 7%
Olean and Conewango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$51,261±$7k
40% below NY
$50,598±$11kLowest
41% below NY
$62,169±$6kHighest
28% below NY
Constable 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
$124,800±$65kHighest
71% below NY
$119,200±$19k
72% below NY
Conewango and Constable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$794±$52Highest
51% below NY
$567±$311Lowest
65% below NY
$759±$172
53% below NY
Olean and Constable 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
$2,719
59% below NY
$2,177Lowest
67% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
52%±9.1Highest
NY: 52.1%
16.7%±34.2Lowest
NY: 52.1%
40.8%±34.6
NY: 52.1%
Olean and Constable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
26.7%
NY: 14%
32%Highest
NY: 14%
15.6%Lowest
NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
55.1%Lowest
NY: 54.3%
81.8%
NY: 54.3%
88.8%Highest
NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
21 yrs older than NY
1974
15 yrs newer than NY
1979Highest
20 yrs newer than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
14 minLowest
56% below NY
21 min
36% below NY
22 minHighest
32% below NY
Work from home
8.4%±2.6
NY: 14.9%
13.2%±7Highest
NY: 14.9%
1.3%±1.1Lowest
NY: 14.9%
Conewango 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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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.