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Olean vs Edinburg
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%).
Edinburg has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.8%).
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 | Edinburg |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 13,738Highest |
1,337Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+9.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39±2.6Lowest about the NY average |
56.8±2.2Highest 43% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 23.5%±2.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
15.7%±3.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 19.1%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
34.3%±2.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
22.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.1Highest NY: 7% |
3.2%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Olean and Edinburg 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 |
$70,481±$10kHighest 18% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $86,100±$6kLowest 80% below NY |
$311,100±$60kHighest 27% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $794±$52Lowest 51% below NY |
$1,125±$481Highest 31% below NY |
| Edinburg 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 |
$1,700Lowest 74% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52%±9.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
65.4%±37.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Edinburg and Olean 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% |
17.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
87%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1974Highest 15 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 14 minLowest 56% below NY |
40 minHighest 22% above NY |
| Work from home | 8.4%±2.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
3.5%±3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Olean and Edinburg 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 | EDINBURG COMMON SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | OLEAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| 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.