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Olean vs Mendon vs Warren
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).
Mendon has the highest household income ($101k).
Warren has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16%).
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 | Mendon | Warren |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,738Highest |
1,113Lowest |
1,585 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+16%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39±2.6Lowest about the U.S. average |
53.4±10.5Highest 37% above U.S. |
53.1±4.2 37% above U.S. |
| Mendon and Warren 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% |
14.6%±5.2 U.S.: 22% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 19.1%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29%±1.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
30.1%±4.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Warren and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
49.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
60%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.6%±4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $51,261±$7kLowest 37% below U.S. |
$100,524±$23kHighest 25% above U.S. |
$86,905±$16k 8% above U.S. |
| Mendon and Warren 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. |
$357,000±$44k 7% above U.S. |
$569,300±$123kHighest 71% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $794±$52Lowest 44% below U.S. |
$1,230±$651 13% below U.S. |
$1,750±$394Highest 24% above U.S. |
| Warren and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,130Lowest about the U.S. average |
$5,342 71% above U.S. |
$7,284Highest 134% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52%±9.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
88.6%±42.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
32.3%±26.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Mendon 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% |
8.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
15.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 14 minLowest 45% below U.S. |
17 min 36% below U.S. |
19 minHighest 30% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 8.4%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.5%±8.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
36.2%±5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Warren and Mendon 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 | — | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 |
| High school in town | OLEAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2 |
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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.