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Olean vs Hancock vs Weston Mills
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).
Hancock has the most expensive homes ($161k median).
Weston Mills has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.6%).
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 | Hancock | Weston Mills |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,738Highest |
2,769 |
1,431Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.6% NY: +4.2% |
-14.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+3.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39±2.6Lowest about the NY average |
54.3±5.7Highest 36% above NY |
54.3±4.3Highest 36% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 23.5%±2.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
14.4%±3.6 NY: 20.5% |
12.7%±5.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 19.1%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
29.9%±5.7 NY: 17.9% |
32.4%±4.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Weston Mills and Hancock 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% |
22.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
26.2% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.1Highest NY: 7% |
3%±1.6 NY: 7% |
0.8%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Olean and Hancock 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 |
$62,243±$11k 28% below NY |
$79,712±$18kHighest 7% below NY |
| Weston Mills and Hancock 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 |
$161,100±$8kHighest 62% below NY |
$155,300±$23k 63% below NY |
| Hancock and Weston Mills 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 |
$1,052±$172Highest 35% below NY |
$775±$177Lowest 52% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,130 52% below NY |
$2,584Lowest 61% below NY |
$3,393Highest 48% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52%±9.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
59%±13.1 NY: 52.1% |
63%±28.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Weston Mills and Hancock 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% |
13% NY: 14% |
7.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
76.4% NY: 54.3% |
78.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1960 1 yr newer than NY |
1967Highest 8 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 14 minLowest 56% below NY |
30 minHighest 8% below NY |
16 min 50% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.4%±2.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
7%±4.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
7.1%±5.9 NY: 14.9% |
| Olean and Weston Mills 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 | #471 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | OLEAN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | HANCOCK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | OLEAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | HANCOCK JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Highest |
8.9Lowest |
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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.