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Olean vs Hyde Park vs Whitingham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Olean has the most affordable homes ($86k median).
Hyde Park has the highest household income ($90k).
Whitingham has the most expensive homes ($262k median).
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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 | Hyde Park | Whitingham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,738Highest |
513Lowest |
1,368 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | -1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39±2.6Lowest about the U.S. average |
42.6±10.1 10% above U.S. |
46.4±7.1Highest 19% above U.S. |
| Whitingham and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.5%±2.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
22.6%±6.5 U.S.: 22% |
19.8%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Olean and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.1%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
16.4%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
31.1%±2.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
41%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
32.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.1%±2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.2%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Olean and Whitingham 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 37% below U.S. |
$89,946±$10kHighest 11% above U.S. |
$70,625±$11k 13% below U.S. |
| Hyde Park and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $86,100±$6kLowest 74% below U.S. |
$221,800±$57k 33% below U.S. |
$262,300±$30kHighest 21% below U.S. |
| Whitingham and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $794±$52 44% below U.S. |
$1,306±$285Highest 8% below U.S. |
$673±$150Lowest 52% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,130Lowest about the U.S. average |
$3,893 25% above U.S. |
$5,055Highest 62% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52%±9.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
42.1%±47.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
62.7%±47.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Whitingham 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
6.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
15.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
85.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1964 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1974Highest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 14 minLowest 45% below U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
38 minHighest 44% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 8.4%±2.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
7.9%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.7%±5.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Whitingham 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 | #59 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | OLEAN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | Twin Valley Unified School District #75 |
| High school in town | OLEAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — | Twin Valley Middle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Highest |
— | 7.8Lowest |
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U.S. 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.