Compare towns
Olean vs Constable vs Ellicott
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%).
Constable has the most homeowners (88.8%).
Ellicott has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.6%).
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 | Constable | Ellicott |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,738Highest |
1,501Lowest |
8,659 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.6% NY: +4.2% |
-5.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39±2.6Lowest about the NY average |
39.7±5.2 about the NY average |
45.3±3.1Highest 14% above NY |
| Ellicott and Constable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.5%±2.9 NY: 20.5% |
24.5%±5.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±3.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Constable and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.1%±2.5 NY: 17.9% |
15.2%±2.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
24.1%±3.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Ellicott 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% |
14.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
27.7% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.1Highest NY: 7% |
1.6%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
2.4%±0.9 NY: 7% |
| Olean and Ellicott 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 |
$62,169±$6kHighest 28% below NY |
$60,880±$7k 29% below NY |
| Constable and Ellicott 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 |
$119,200±$19k 72% below NY |
$120,700±$10kHighest 72% below NY |
| Ellicott and Constable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $794±$52 51% below NY |
$759±$172Lowest 53% below NY |
$875±$46Highest 46% below NY |
| Ellicott and Olean 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 |
$2,177Lowest 67% below NY |
$2,662 60% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52%±9.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
40.8%±34.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
46.5%±9.3 NY: 52.1% |
| Olean and Ellicott 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% |
15.6% NY: 14% |
11%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
88.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
71.9% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
1955 4 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 14 minLowest 56% below NY |
22 minHighest 32% below NY |
16 min 52% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.4%±2.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
6.2%±2.1 NY: 14.9% |
| Olean and Ellicott 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 | — | #203 of 484 in NY |
| School district | OLEAN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | FALCONER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · SOUTHWESTERN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT AT JAMESTOWN |
| High school in town | OLEAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — | FALCONER MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Highest |
— | 10.5Lowest |
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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.