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Olean vs Herkimer vs Olean
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).
Olean has the highest household income ($75k).
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 | Herkimer | Olean |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,738Highest |
9,534 |
1,664Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.2% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39±2.6Lowest about the NY average |
45.6±3.4 15% above NY |
53.8±5.5Highest 35% above NY |
| Olean and Herkimer 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% |
16.2%±3.4 NY: 20.5% |
15.6%±4.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 19.1%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.5%±3.2 NY: 17.9% |
25.2%±5.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Olean and Herkimer 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% |
17.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
23.3% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.1 NY: 7% |
7.1%±1.8Highest NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.5Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $51,261±$7kLowest 40% below NY |
$56,287±$14k 35% below NY |
$74,583±$20kHighest 13% below NY |
| Olean and Herkimer 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 |
$136,300±$22k 68% below NY |
$158,600±$17kHighest 63% below NY |
| Olean and Herkimer 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 |
$820±$74Highest 49% below NY |
$666±$334Lowest 59% below NY |
| Herkimer and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,130Lowest 52% below NY |
$3,453 48% below NY |
$4,027Highest 39% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52%±9.1 NY: 52.1% |
45.9%±15.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
57.1%±25.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Olean 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% |
21.7% NY: 14% |
16.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
59.6% NY: 54.3% |
77.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1944 15 yrs older than NY |
1962Highest 3 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 14 minLowest 56% below NY |
22 minHighest 34% below NY |
19 min 43% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.4%±2.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.4%±5.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.8%±4.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #337 of 484 in NY | #363 of 484 in NY | #337 of 484 in NY |
| School district | OLEAN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | HERKIMER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | OLEAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | HERKIMER HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Highest |
11.0Lowest |
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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.